East Is East

About East Is East

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

East Is East (1999) is a comedy film directed by Damien O'Donnell. Released in May 1999, it runs 97 minutes.

Its themes are daughter, faith, northern england, and culture clash.

Om Puri takes the lead as George Khan, Linda Bassett as Ella Khan, Ian Aspinall as Nazir Khan, and Jimi Mistry as Tariq Khan. The screenplay is by Ayub Khan-Din.

Breaking the Waves, Forrest Gump, and Bend It Like Beckham make useful companions to East Is East, all filed under 1970s and parent child relationship. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 233 votes and it carries a R rating.