East Is East

UK 1999, 96 minutes
Dir. Damien O'Donnell
Rating: [M]
Genres: Comedy

Topics: Period 1970s, Stageplay.

Feat. Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jimi Mistry

Aroview: Polished bittersweet comedy about a family of Pakistani Brits living in 1970s Manchester, headed by a traditionalist patriarch whose keen to make haste with wedding 'arrangements' for his five British-born sons. Based on the stageplay by Ayub Khan-Din, it tackles serious issues of racism, cultural identity crisis and the 'generation gap' with great empathy, bubbly humour and a lightness of touch, while being a model of storytelling efficiency. Winner of a British Academy Award for Best Picture.

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5 stars (Exceptional) ~Milana
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4 stars (Very Good) Bassett is terrific but Om Puri has the more difficult task of portraying the wife beating husband & ignorant male. The street scenes are exceptional & the other aspect that is handled bravely is the culture clash between Pakistani & Fish and Chips Brits. ~Tubbs