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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788824135
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788824139
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 23076
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: April 14, 2000
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Manchester in 1971 is not the ideal time and place to raise a proper Pakistani family. But George Khan (Om Puri), father of seven unruly moppets and husband to a willful British wife (Linda Bassett), is determined to wield his influence over his clan. But what a clan this is, with Nazir (Ian Aspinall), who refuses his arranged wife; Saleem (Chris Bisson) who creates--shall we say controversial?--works of art; Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the mod boy who lives for discos and English girls; Meenah (Archie Panjabi), the only girl and tomboy extraordinaire; and Sajid (Jordan Routledge), who lives in a dirty fur-trimmed parka. Abdul (Raji James) and Maneer (Emil Marwa) stay more quietly in the background, although they lend their voices to the chorus of dissent against traditional ways.
East Is East is Damien O'Donnell's directorial debut, and he nails the raucous tone from the opening scene, a church parade where the Pakistani children must do some deft maneuvering to avoid being seen by their Muslim father. At times such as these, the film is a straightforward comedy, and the children milk the cultural differences for every laugh they can. Yet the film takes a more somber turn when Saleem balks at his father's insistence on arranging Saleem's marriage. Puri is magnificent straddling the line between lovable father and brute enemy as he demands that the others obey his will, and his performance can be difficult to watch as he metamorphoses. Sympathies toward the characters shift throughout the film, highlighting the superb acting of the entire cast. Ultimately, though, humor wins out, making East Is East a tremendously fun film. --Jenny Brown
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Comedy?
While this film doubtlessly gives realistic insight into the culture shock of a traditional Pakistani man struggling to maintain the customs of his homeland in 1970's England---and to force those same customs onto his assimilating family---what I can't understand is how so many people found this movie to be both heartwarming and comedic. At least that's the billing it got when it was recommended to me by friends, and also how I heard it touted years ago by Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air. The main ... Read More
Rating:  - IUC - Indian Urination Camp
This movie is an IUC (Indian Urination Camp), there is nothing Pakistani in this movie, all the cast which is palying charachters mentioned as Pakistanis are being played by Indian actors. I am 100% sure that the director, producer and writer of this movie never visited Pakistan and neither they studied a Pakistani family very closely before making this movie. This movie is a perfect example of an Indian product having Pakistani label on it. In other words, they labelled it Pakistani but every thing ... Read More
Rating:  - Compelling Storytelling
With a rare combination of edge, grit, song and dance, heart, obscenity, and hilarity, the director takes this stage play and turns it into an unrelenting examination of the explosive tensions involved in a Pakistani family's assimilation into British society. The performances are all remarkable, and you won't mistake this for something you've seen before even though it has elements of "Bend It Like Beckham."
Rating: - ...
This "tragic comedy" by Ayub Khan-Din takes place in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It deals with the conflicts between different cultures and generations by telling the story of the Khans, a Pakistani-English family living near Manchester.
George, a Pakistani, who has married an English woman called Ella, is the head of the family and makes an effort to educate his children in the traditional Pakistani way, which means: according to Muslim principles, including customs like circumcision ... Read More
Rating: - What you should know about tickletackle, tinsel and traditions!!!
We watched the film "East is East" in our English class and we all liked it very much. It's a film about a Pakistani family in Salford, GB and their religious and cultural problems. George, the strict Muslim father, tyrannizes his children and his English wife, Ella. He wants to force his sons to marry Pakistani women against their will. The father is very aggressive and brutal and often uses violence against his family. The film shows very well the Pakistani traditions, e.g. the marriage at the beginning. ... Read More
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