East Is East
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.
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East Is East
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 14, 1999
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
User Score
65%
Original Title
East Is East
Production Companies
Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC
Director
Damien O'Donnell
Budget
$3,800,000
Revenue
$28,200,000
Description
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.