East is East [videorecording] /
directed by Damien O'Donnell.
- [U.K.] : Channel 4 DVD, 2007.
- 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col.
Film made in 1999. Based on the play by Ayub Khan-Din. Special features: Deleted scenes; trailer; 2 TV spots; interviews; behind the scenes; director's commentary; audio description.
Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jordan Routledge, and others.
Salford, 1971 and Pakistani chip shop owner George Khan (Om Puri) lives with his white wife Ella (Linda Bassett) and their seven children. George wants to raise his children as devout Muslims, but things go wrong when his eldest son Nazir (Ian Aspinall) flees his arranged marriage midway through the ceremony. Undeterred, George plans a marriage for his son Tariq (Jimi Mistry), but when Tariq discovers what is happening he rebels against his father, and the future of the family is plunged into doubt.