East Is East

A lively, funny, and painful look at a family pulled between two cultures, with warmth and sharp edges.

Directed by

Damien O'Donnell

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ian Aspinall

Tagline

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

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.

How it feels

Warm, satirical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, identity, class, race

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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