East Is East poster

East Is East

19991h 37mDrama · Comedy
directed by Damien O'Donnell

“A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.”

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6.5 / 10
225 votes
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6.9 / 10
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74 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
78%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Om Puri·George Khan
Linda Bassett·Ella Khan
Ian Aspinall·Nazir Khan
Jimi Mistry·Tariq Khan
Archie Panjabi·Meenah Khan
Jordan Routledge·Sajid Khan
Chris Bisson·Saleem Khan
Lesley Nicol·Auntie Annie
Emil Marwa·Maneer Khan
Raji James·Abdul Khan