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East Is East (1999)
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Ratings: 6.7/10 from 10,351 users
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74/100
Reviews: 154 user | 82 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways... See full summary » Director:Damien O'Donnell |
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Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards.
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Meenah Khan
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Ian Aspinall | ... |
Nazir Khan
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Auntie Annie
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Stella Moorhouse
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Peggy
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Priest
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Kriss Dosanjh | ... |
Poppa Khalid
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Mr. Moorhouse
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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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This holiday weekend, America is heading 'East'! See more »Parents Guide:
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A Kelet az Kelet See more »Box Office
Budget:
£1,900,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£435,627 (UK) (7 November 1999) (79 Screens)Gross:
$4,170,647 (USA) (10 September 2000)Company Credits
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George Khan: You bastard bitch. You bring shame on the family
Ella Khan: No, you should be ashamed, George. Because you're not interested in these kids being happy. You just want to prove to everyone what a great man you are. Because you're a shame to me, George, and you're a shame to our kids. And you won't even admit it.
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(1999)
Written by Deborah Mollison and Rajan Kochhar
Performed by Latafat Ali Khan and Shahid Sunny See more »
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All of the actors portraying George's children were born in England and found it easy to relate to their character's feelings of being brought up to be British while being expected to maintain their family's cultural values and beliefs. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: As the family enter Bradford they cross a sleeping policeman, but these were not seen on British streets in the early seventies. See more »Quotes
[Ella throws the Shahs out of the house]George Khan: You bastard bitch. You bring shame on the family
Ella Khan: No, you should be ashamed, George. Because you're not interested in these kids being happy. You just want to prove to everyone what a great man you are. Because you're a shame to me, George, and you're a shame to our kids. And you won't even admit it.
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Special thanks to ... and all the residents of Openshaw. See more »Soundtracks
"Allah-hu"(1999)
Written by Deborah Mollison and Rajan Kochhar
Performed by Latafat Ali Khan and Shahid Sunny See more »
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