East Is East

"A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog."

Jun 2 2000 R 1h 36m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Ayub Khan-Din

Directed by

Damien O'Donnell

Cast

Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jordan Routledge

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

BBC, Film4 Productions, Assassin Films

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award16 wins & 14 nominations total

Trailers
East is East
Scores
# of Votes
20,424
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA