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East Is East (1999)

 -  Comedy | Drama  -  14 April 2000 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

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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. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>

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marriage | pakistani | 1970s | muslim | england | See more »

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This holiday weekend, America is heading 'East'! See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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A Kelet az Kelet  »

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£1,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$53,569 (USA) (14 April 2000)

Gross:

$4,170,647 (USA) (8 September 2000)
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Om Puri felt that George was a fascinating character to play because of his contradicting personality. See more »

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When Meenah kicks the ball through Mr Moorhouse's window at the Enoch Powell poster the ball hits slightly right of Powell's head but in the next shot the hole is conveniently dead-centre. See more »

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Stella Moorhouse: I'll never let the colour of your Dad come between us.
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Features The Clangers (1969) See more »

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"Wonderful World, Beautiful People"
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Published by Island Music Ltd.
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Licensed from Trojan Recordings Ltd.
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He Loved His Parker
23 January 2001 | by (Melbourne, Australia) – See all my reviews

"East is East" tried to cover too many issues and genres in the one film. In the end I don't think the script was strong enough to tie all this together, and the film suffered because of it. Having said that I believe it was a strong performance from a talented cast.

In it's favour there were some hilarious scenes throughout the movie, and an insight into the Pakistani families and communities in England. Not the typical English stereotypes usually portrayed by Hollywood, nor the typical London lifestyle so often seen in movies today, which was a refreshing change.

Oh Yeah, this confirmed how dangerous and damaging religion has the potential to be. Definitely worth a look.


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