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Director:
Sarah Gavron
Writers:
Laura Jones
Abi Morgan
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Release Date:
16 November 2007 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
Opening This Week
 (From IFC. 16 June 2008, 7:56 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
A remarkable film See more (27 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Ebow Graham ... Additional Meeting Man
Khalid Miah ... Additional Meeting Man
Andrew Eduardo Godini Reid ... Additional Meeting Man
Jean Carnell ... Tattooed Woman
Debjani Deb ... Young Nazneen
Kusumika Nagar ... Young Hasina
Bidyut Das ... Abba - Nazneen's dad
Dola Chakraborty ... Amma - Nazneen's mom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Newton ... Comentator

Bernard Holley ... News Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sarah Gavron 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Monica Ali  novel
Laura Jones 
Abi Morgan 

Produced by
Ameenah Ayub Allen .... assistant producer (as Ameenah Ayub)
Katherine Butler .... associate producer
Chris Collins .... producer
Paula Jalfon .... executive producer
Alison Owen .... producer
Duncan Reid .... executive producer
Tessa Ross .... executive producer
Andy Stebbing .... line producer
Paul Trijbits .... executive producer
Faye Ward .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Jocelyn Pook 
 
Cinematography by
Robbie Ryan 
 
Film Editing by
Melanie Oliver 
 
Casting by
Shaheen Baig 
Loveleen Tandan 
 
Production Design by
Simon Elliott 
 
Art Direction by
Suzanne Austin 
 
Costume Design by
Michael O'Connor 
 
Makeup Department
Kirstin Chalmers .... makeup designer
Tinks Reding .... makeup supervisor: additional photography
 
Production Management
Scott Bassett .... production manager: re-shoots
Linda Deacy .... post-production supervisor
Vinnie Jassal .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Croucher .... third assistant director
Sangeeta Datta .... associate director
Jack Ravenscroft .... first assistant director
Harriet Worth .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Harry Cable .... standby props
Temple Clark .... storyboard artist
Annie Gilhooly .... production buyer
Peter Hallam .... property master
 
Sound Department
Stuart Bagshaw .... adr recordist
Thom Berryman .... adr assistant
Chinna Boapeah .... boom operator
Ricky Butt .... foley artist
Simon Gershon .... supervising sound editor
Dan Green .... supervising sound editor
Gareth Llewellyn .... adr recordist
Ben Meechan .... sound effects editor
Emma Pegram .... additional sound re-recording mixer
James Perry .... adr recordist
Andy Shelley .... sound
Barnaby Smyth .... foley supervisor
Jack Stew .... foley artist
Andrew Stirk .... sound re-recording mixer
Chris Sturmer .... sound consultant: dolby
David Turner .... sound technical coordinator
 
Special Effects by
Bernard Newton .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Michael Deming .... digital film bureau
John Palmer .... digital film bureau manager: Scanning and Laser record
Rob Pizzey .... digital colourist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ossian Bacon .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Paddy Blake .... focus puller: second unit
Andy Cole .... best boy
John Colley .... gaffer
Sara Deane .... clapper loader
Jaime Feliu-Torres .... focus puller
Holly Horner .... still photographer
David Katznelson .... director of photography: second unit
Malcolm McGilchrist .... crane grip
Sam Phillips .... key grip
Rupert Power .... Steadicam operator
Christopher Raphael .... still photographer
Terry Robb .... electrician
Carolina Schmidtholstein .... electrician
John Watters .... focus puller: India
Naresh Kaushal .... camera trainee (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Benjamin Till .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne T. Delaney .... costumer
Shane Kingdon .... costume assistant
Poli Kyriacou .... costume trainee
Luan Placks .... assistant costume designer
John Usher .... costume assistant
 
Editorial Department
Chris Andrews .... negative cutter
Kerri Aungle .... negative cutter
Julian Currin .... assistant editor
Rob Gordon .... supervising digital film editor
Emily Greenwood .... supervising digital on-line editor
Kate Higham .... assistant editor
Kate Mackenzie .... assistant editor
Patrick Malone .... digital intermediate head of production
Sabine McDonald .... negative cutter
Laurent Treherne .... digital intermediate technical director
 
Music Department
Arya Aziminejad .... musician
James Bellamy .... music editor
Avshalom Caspi .... music co-producer
Terry Davies .... conductor
Steve Parr .... music recordist
Hilary Skewes .... musician contractor
David Walter .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Guy Bostock .... vehicle coordinator
 
Other crew
Andy Brunskill .... assistant to producer
Sandra Butterworth .... dialogue coach
Neil Calder .... completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Jo Cameron Brown .... dialect coach
Jon Duncan .... production accountant
Thomas Elgood .... location manager
Penny Frost .... floor runner
Emily Gardner .... runner
Uzma Iqbal .... assistant to director
Timothy P. Jones .... digital imaging
Christina Jules .... accountant: Ruby Films
Claudia Kalindjian .... unit publicist
Helene Lenszner .... location finder
Sylvia Parker .... script supervisor
Mona Qureshi .... head of development
Andy Scott .... production assistant
Jonathan Scott .... production coordinator
Helen Varty .... assistant to Tessa Ross
Claire Warnes .... senior business affairs executive
Rebecca Wolf .... assistant accountant
Mel Churcher .... acting coach: pre-production (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Dinesh Anchan .... special thanks
Shakil Mohammed .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and brief strong language
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
102 min | Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
UK | India
Language:
English | Bengali
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14A | Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12
Filming Locations:
Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, England, UKSee more »
Company:
Film4See more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
Nazneen Ahmed:We must not run from our fate. What cannot be changed must be borne. The test of life is to endure.See more »
Movie Connections:
Features Brief Encounter (1945)See more »
Soundtrack:
Omar Sonar BanglaSee more »

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User Reviews

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14 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
A remarkable film, 19 March 2008
Author: arshadfilms from Canada

From the rice fields in the opening scene to the claustrophobic Brick Lane flat, the powerful cinematography sucks you into this masterfully realized film production. I think Sarah Gavron has given life to an otherwise ordinary novel. The Bangladeshi community was apparently up in arms against the production.However, Mz Gavron has created a film that will convert even the toughest and most immovable heart of "brick" into "mud under your feet". The characters are unforgettable and the acting flawless. Tannishtha Chetterjee delivers a winning performance and carries the film by herself. Satish Kaushik tries to stay true to the caricature of a character that Monica Ali created in her novel but seems to have similar unidimensional personality problems to the character of "George" in "East is East". Overall the film is moving and sensitive. It is a delicious voyeuristic window into the life of an immigrant family and the havoc that is created in the family dynamic and the traditional power structure. You will never walk by another sari-clad woman the same way. Beautiful film. Bravo!

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