UK,
1999, 93 min
Directed by:
Damien O'DonnellScreenplay:
Ayub Khan-DinCinematography:
Brian TufanoComposer:
Deborah MollisonCast:
Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Gary Lewis, Archie Panjabi, Jimi Mistry, Lesley Nicol, Emil Marwa, Ruth Jones, Emma Rydal, Ben Keaton, Preeya Kalidas, Rosalind March (more)Plots(1)
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. (4DVD)
(more)Soundtracks
East is East
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: EMI
Year: 1999
Format: CD
Length: 53:21
Tracklist
1. | "Banner Man" - Blue Mink | 03:26 | |
2. | Allah Hu | Deborah Mollison | 03:40 |
3. | A Question Of Marriage | Deborah Mollison | 02:23 |
4. | "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" - Jimmy Cliff | 03:10 | |
5. | "Strange Kind Of Woman" - Deep Purple | 03:50 | |
6. | Meeting The Shahs | Deborah Mollison | 03:12 |
7. | Family Ties | Deborah Mollison | 03:43 |
8. | "Main Chali Main Chali" - Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi | 03:02 | |
9. | "Double Barrel" - Dave & Ansel Collins | 03:50 | |
10. | "Sitting In The Park" - Georgie Fame | 03:20 | |
11. | "On A Carousel" - The Hollies | 03:13 | |
12. | Emotions Talk | Deborah Mollison | 01:42 |
13. | "Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho" - Mohammed Rafi | 03:21 | |
14. | "When I'm Dead And Gone" - McGuinness Flint | 03:41 | |
15. | Resolutions | Deborah Mollison | 03:22 |
16. | "Moving" - Supergrass | 04:26 |