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My Son the Fanatic (1997)
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Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town. Director:Udayan Prasad |
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| Om Puri | ... |
Parvez
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| Rachel Griffiths | ... |
Bettina
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Sandra
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| Akbar Kurtha | ... |
Farid
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| Stellan Skarsgård | ... |
Schitz
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Gopi Desai | ... |
Minoo
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Harish Patel | ... |
Fizzy
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| Sarah-Jane Potts | ... |
Madeline Fingerhut
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Judi Jones | ... |
Mrs. Fingerhut
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Geoffrey Bateman | ... |
Chief Inspector Fingerhut
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| Bernard Wrigley | ... |
Drunk man
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Moya Brady | ... |
Druggy prostitute
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Badi Uzzaman | ... |
Man in mosque
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Andy Devine | ... |
Comedian
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Shiv Grewal | ... |
Waiter
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Omar Salimi | ... |
Rashid
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Storyline
Parvez was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and as a child was asked to study the Holy scriptures through a Maulvi. When the Maulvi started his sermon, Parvez would fall asleep, this lead to the Maulvi devising a unique punishment, which ultimately compelled Parvez to stop attending. When he grew up, his marriage was arranged with Minoo and they immigrated to a small town in Britain, where Parvez started to make a living driving a taxi, and found himself free from all religious activity. 25 years later, Parvez is an alcoholic, still driving a cab, while people who had immigrated after him have their own businesses and are wealthier. Parvez now has a grown son, Farid, who is the apple of his eye, and is to be engaged to Madeleine Fingerhut, who is the daughter of the local Chief Inspector. After the two families' meet, Farid has a sudden change of heart when he notices that the Chief Inspector detests his family... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Gyilkosságra nevelve See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$38,399 (USA) (27 June 1999) (5 Screens)Gross:
$408,339 (USA) (1 August 1999)Company Credits
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Arts Council of England, BBC Films, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See more »
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1.85 : 1
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