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My Son the Fanatic

  • 19971997
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  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.6K
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98,711
18,295
My Son the Fanatic (1997)
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Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
98,711
18,295
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    • Director
      • Udayan Prasad
    • Writer
      • Hanif Kureishi(short story)
    • Stars
      • Om Puri
      • Rachel Griffiths
      • Akbar Kurtha
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Udayan Prasad
    • Writer
      • Hanif Kureishi(short story)
    • Stars
      • Om Puri
      • Rachel Griffiths
      • Akbar Kurtha
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 38User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Parvez
    Rachel Griffiths
    Rachel Griffiths
    • Bettina…
    Akbar Kurtha
    • Farid
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Schitz
    Gopi Desai
    • Minoo
    Harish Patel
    Harish Patel
    • Fizzy
    Sarah-Jane Potts
    Sarah-Jane Potts
    • Madeline Fingerhut
    • (as Sarah Jane Potts)
    Judi Jones
    • Mrs. Fingerhut
    Geoffrey Bateman
    Geoffrey Bateman
    • Chief Inspector Fingerhut
    Bernard Wrigley
    Bernard Wrigley
    • Drunk man
    Moya Brady
    • Druggy prostitute
    Badi Uzzaman
    Badi Uzzaman
    • Man in mosque
    Andy Devine
    • Comedian
    Shiv Grewal
    • Waiter
    Marc Anwar
    • Rashid
    • (as Omar Salimi)
    Bhasker Patel
    Bhasker Patel
    • Maulvi
    Dev Sagoo
    • Taxi controller
    Rowena King
    Rowena King
    • Margot
    • Director
      • Udayan Prasad
    • Writer
      • Hanif Kureishi(short story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Mrs. Fingerhut: [putting away photo album] Madeline was a delightful girl. She still is, of course.

      Parvez: And a little bit plumpish at times. As you said, twice.

      Minoo: [misunderstanding] Rice is very good. For reducing diet.

      Parvez: Cricket is excellent. Farid was captain. Mrs. Fingerhut - Hilda - this boy of ours, I can assure you he's all-around type, going whole hog. But not on the field. At school he carried the prizes home. Now is college he's top student of year.

      Parvez: Oh, it's not difficult.

      Farid: [smirks]

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Wild Wild West/Buena Vista Social Club/My Son the Fanatic/South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut/The King of Masks (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Britain
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      (Robert, Bran, Orff)

      "BMG Music/Schott Music"

      © 1995 Virgin Records

    User reviews38

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    Top review
    10/10
    For a stunning performance by Puri, a must-see
    It's a rare treat to see a film character of such complexity. His story, a love story, is as homely and real as a wound.

    Om Puri's character is not to be forgotten and Griffith gives the searingly intelligent performance I have come to expect of her. Kurtha, as the son, is very poor, his delivery stilted and amateurish, and an outdoorsy scene with the two lovers is cinematographically squandered; otherwise, nothing but raves for this one. Also takes the prize for sexiest and most heartbreaking love scene in movie history.
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    • Shlomtzie
    • May 30, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1998 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мой сын - фанатик
    • Filming locations
      • Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Zephyr Films
      • Arts Council of England
      • BBC Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $417,683
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $38,399
      • Jun 27, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $417,683
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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