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Brothers in Trouble (1995)

| Comedy, Drama | 14 May 1997 (USA)
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Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to... See full summary »

Director:

Udayan Prasad

Writers:

Robert Buckler, Abdullah Hussein (novel)

Stars:

Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Angeline Ball | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Om Puri ... Hussein Shah
Pavan Malhotra ... Amir
Angeline Ball ... Mary
Ace Bhatti ... Irshad (as Ahsen Bhatti)
Bhasker Patel ... Gholam
Pravesh Kumar Pravesh Kumar ... Sakib
Badi Uzzaman Badi Uzzaman ... Old Ram
Harmage Singh Kalirai ... Sher Baz
Kumall Grewal Kumall Grewal ... Akbar Dal
Marc Anwar Marc Anwar ... Raja (as Omar Salimi)
Pal Aron Pal Aron ... Zamara
Shiv Grewal Shiv Grewal ... Shona Mian
Lesley Clare O'Neill Lesley Clare O'Neill ... Prostitute
Kulvinder Ghir ... Agent
Riz Abbasi Riz Abbasi ... Asif
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Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1997 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Compañeros de fatigas See more »
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Budget:

£950,000 (estimated)
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BBC Films,Renegade Films See more »
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Dolby Digital

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Color
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