East Is East
221 reviews
Drama/Comedy
1h 37m
1999
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and...
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In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
- DirectorDamien O'Donnell
- Release14 May 1999
- Genre
- Duration1h 37m
- Budget$3,800,000
- Revenue$28,200,000
- Rate221 reviews
- Productions
Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC
Cast

Om Puri
George Khan

Linda Bassett
Ella Khan

Jimi Mistry
Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi
Meenah Khan

Chris Bisson
Saleem Khan

Lesley Nicol
Auntie Annie

Emil Marwa
Maneer Khan

Raji James
Abdul Khan

Ruth Jones
Peggy

John Bardon
Mr Moorhouse

Jimmi Harkishin
Iyaaz Ali Khan

Kriss Dosanjh
Poppa Khalid

Gary Lewis
Mark

Roger Morlidge
Fat Twat

Albert Moses
Abdul Karim

Rosalind March
Helen Karim

Madhav Sharma
Mr Shah

Saikat Ahamed
Zaid

Thierry Harcourt
Ettienne Francois

Leena Dhingra
Mrs Shah

Preeya Kalidas
Nazir's Bride (uncredited)
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