East Is East
East Is East
Release: 1999-05-14
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.5
Drama
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Assassin Films
Film4 Productions
BBC
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Linda Bassett
as Ella Khan
Saikat Ahamed
as Zaid
Preeya Kalidas
as Nazir's Bride (uncredited)
Gary Lewis
as Mark
Albert Moses
as Abdul Karim
Jimi Mistry
as Tariq Khan
Roger Morlidge
as Fat Twat
Om Puri
as George Khan
Emil Marwa
as Maneer Khan
Thierry Harcourt
as Ettienne Francois
Chris Bisson
as Saleem Khan
Lesley Nicol
as Auntie Annie
Rosalind March
as Helen Karim
Archie Panjabi
as Meenah Khan
Raji James
as Abdul Khan
Ruth Jones
as Peggy
Jimmi Harkishin
as Iyaaz Ali Khan
John Bardon
as Mr Moorhouse
Kriss Dosanjh
as Poppa Khalid
Madhav Sharma
as Mr Shah
Leena Dhingra
as Mrs Shah
