East Is East

6.5
Moderate
19991h 37m

Directed by

Overview

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.

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Om Puri - George Khan in East Is East

Om Puri

George Khan

Linda Bassett - Ella Khan in East Is East

Linda Bassett

Ella Khan

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Ian Aspinall

Nazir Khan

Jimi Mistry - Tariq Khan in East Is East

Jimi Mistry

Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi - Meenah Khan in East Is East

Archie Panjabi

Meenah Khan

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Jordan Routledge

Sajid Khan

Chris Bisson - Saleem Khan in East Is East

Chris Bisson

Saleem Khan

Lesley Nicol - Auntie Annie in East Is East

Lesley Nicol

Auntie Annie

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6.1
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6.14
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Movie Info

Release Date

May 14, 1999

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

R

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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