East Is East (1999)

East Is East (1999)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1999-05-14 United Kingdom 97 Min. PG-13
6.542 216 votes
Drama, Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Om Puri is George Khan
George Khan
Linda Bassett is Ella Khan
Ella Khan
Ian Aspinall is Nazir Khan
Nazir Khan
Jimi Mistry is Tariq Khan
Tariq Khan
Archie Panjabi is Meenah Khan
Meenah Khan
Jordan Routledge is Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan
Chris Bisson is Saleem Khan
Saleem Khan
Lesley Nicol is Auntie Annie
Auntie Annie
Emil Marwa is Maneer Khan
Maneer Khan
Raji James is Abdul Khan
Abdul Khan
Emma Rydal is Stella Moorhouse
Stella Moorhouse
Ruth Jones is Peggy
Peggy
Gary Damer is Ernest Moorhouse
Ernest Moorhouse
John Bardon is Mr Moorhouse
Mr Moorhouse
Jimmi Harkishin is Iyaaz Ali Khan
Iyaaz Ali Khan
Ben Keaton is Priest
Priest
Kriss Dosanjh is Poppa Khalid
Poppa Khalid
Gary Lewis is Mark
Mark
Roger Morlidge is Fat Twat
Fat Twat
Albert Moses is Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim
Rosalind March is Helen Karim
Helen Karim
Kaleem Janjua is Mullah
Mullah
Madhav Sharma is Mr Shah
Mr Shah
Bruce McGregor is Bouncer
Bouncer
Thierry Harcourt is Ettienne Francois
Ettienne Francois
Leena Dhingra is Mrs Shah
Mrs Shah
Tallat Nawaz is Nigget Shah
Nigget Shah
Sharmeen Rafi is Nushaaba Shah
Nushaaba Shah
Enid Dunn is Judy (uncredited)
Judy (uncredited)
Preeya Kalidas is Nazir's Bride (uncredited)
Nazir's Bride (uncredited)