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16 November 2007 (UK)
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A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tannishtha Chatterjee | ... | Nazneen Ahmed |
| Satish Kaushik | ... | Chanu Ahmed |
| Christopher Simpson | ... | Karim |
| Naeema Begum | ... | Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed |
| Lana Rahman | ... | Bibi Ahmed |
| Lalita Ahmed | ... | Mrs. Islam |
| Harvey Virdi | ... | Razia |
| Zafreen | ... | Hasina |
| Harsh Nayyar | ... | Dr. Azad |
| Abdul Nlephaz Ali | ... | Tariq |
| Bijal Chandaria | ... | Shefali |
| Mohammed Ahsan | ... | Meeting Chairman |
| Josh Ali | ... | Meeting Secretary |
| Raha Ahmed | ... | First Speaker at Meeting |
| Abed Hakim | ... | Second Speaker at Meeting |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and brief strong language.
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102 min | Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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[narrating] No one spoke of our mother's death... and I remembered her saying: "If Allah wanted us to ask questions, he would have made us men."
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Features Brief Encounter (1945)
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Omar Sonar Bangla
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So many British films are costume dramas or gangster movies that it's a real pleasure to see a work that focuses on the modern and very real challenges of an immigrant community. Where "East Is East" dealt with a Pakistani family and "Bend It Like Beckham" had an Indian focus, "Brick Lane" - based on the Booker-nominated novel by Monica Ali - addresses the life of a teenage girl from a village in Bangladesh (scenes actually shot in a beautiful-looking India) who is married off to a much older compatriot living in the eponymous area of east London.
So much is fresh and feminine here: most of the roles are for women and newcomer Tannishta Chatterjee, as the central character Nazneen, is excellent, often conveying so much simply with her eyes; Sarah Gavron is assured in her first directing role; the writing credits go to Ali herself and two other women; while the original score comes from Jocelyn Pook and the haunting singing from Natacha Atlas. This is a measured and intimate work that is more about different types of love and religion than it is about the Bangaleshi community itself.