East Is East (Original title)
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 05 November 1999 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Damien O'Donnell
Synopsis: Comedy set in Salford in 1971. George Khan, a proud Pakistani chip shop owner, lives with his English wife and their seven children in a terraced house. After his eldest son walks out of an arranged marriage, George becomes much stricter with his children. He attempts to arrange a wedding for two more sons, but their rebellion against these religious traditions cause conflict to arise in the family.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Family life, Islam, Pakistani community, Muslim community in Great Britain, Arranged Marriage
Releases
Date: 05 November 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 96 mins 22 secs - Length: 9672 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Film Four Distributors
Date: 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 05 November 1999 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Damien O'Donnell
Synopsis: Comedy set in Salford in 1971. George Khan, a proud Pakistani chip shop owner, lives with his English wife and their seven children in a terraced house. After his eldest son walks out of an arranged marriage, George becomes much stricter with his children. He attempts to arrange a wedding for two more sons, but their rebellion against these religious traditions cause conflict to arise in the family.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Family life, Islam, Pakistani community, Muslim community in Great Britain, Arranged Marriage
Releases
Date: 05 November 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 96 mins 22 secs - Length: 9672 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Film Four Distributors
Date: 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Film Four Limited, An Assassin Films production: Assassin Films, In association with: BBC, Developed with the support of: MEDIA Programme, [Produced] for: Film Four, Presents: FilmFour, [Presented] in association with: BBC, Executive Producer: Alan J. Wands, Producer: Leslee Udwin, Line Producer: Shellie Smith, Associate Producer: Stephanie Guerrasio, Production Co-ordinator: Polly Jefferies, Production Accountant: John Eccleston, Assistant Accountant: Tabitha Burrill, Location Manager: Helene Lenszner, Location Manager's Assistant: Catherine Brice, Locations Assistant: Peter Millhouse, Post-production Supervisor: Alex de Grunwald, Post-production Co-ordinator: Polly Jefferies, Production/Post-production Secretary: Em Muslin, Production Assistant: Lisa Williams, Production Assistant: Allegra Kopp, Floor Runner: Spencer Dodd, 1st Assistant Director: Stuart Renfrew, 2nd Assistant Director: George Walker, 2nd Assistant Director: Robert Grayson, 2nd Assistant Director - replaced: William Booker, 3rd Assistant Director: Ben Dixon, 3rd Assistant Director: Ben Howard, Producer's Assistant: Corinna Downing, Crowd Co-ordinator: Victoria Connell, Mick Ward, Script Supervisor: Marinella Setti, Casting Director: Joan McCann, Casting Director: Toby Whale, Screenplay by: Ayub Khan-Din, Based on his play: Ayub Khan-Din, Director of Photography: Brian Tufano, Camera Operator: Sean Savage, Steadicam Operator: Roger Tooley, Focus Puller: Bob Shipsey, Focus Puller: David Hedges, Focus Puller: Andy Newall, Focus Puller: Danny Cohen, Clapper Loader: Clive Pittman, Clapper Loader: Stuart Barrell, Paul Hanning, Camera Trainee: Stephen Andrews, Gaffer: Liam McGill, Best Boy: Iwan Williams, Electrician: Mike McHugh, Electrician: Adam Walker, Electrician: Gary Nolan, Electrician: Brian McGivern, Grip: Adrian McCarthy, Grip: Dave McAnulty, Grip: Peter Scorah, TV Playback Engineer: Ron Osman, Stills Photographer: Jaap Buitendijk, Editor: Michael Parker, 1st Assistant Editor: Daniel Roberts, 2nd Assistant Editor: Kezia Martin, 2nd Assistant Editor: Mark Neale, Production Designer: Tom Conroy, Art Director: Henry Harris, Assistant Art Director: Kate Lloyd-Spencer, Assistant Art Director: Kamlan Man, Set Decorator: Eliza Solesbury, [Production] Buyer: Eliza Solesbury, Assistant Prop Buyer: Lisa Chugg, Assistant Props Buyer: Jessica Graham, Prop Master: Barry Du Pille, Dressing Props: John Galpin, Dressing Props: Robert Gould, Dressing Props: Graham Stickley, Dressing Props: Nick Dent, Dressing Props: Marshal Avers, Dressing Props: Hannah Evans, Dressing Props: Sean Boars, Dressing Props: Mark Venn McNeil, Standby Props: Alan Martin, Standby Props: Eugene Scanlan, Standby Props: Michael Fairnie, Art Department Runner: Austin Harris, Construction Manager: Robin Thistlethwaite, Costume Designer: Lorna Marie Mugan, Dresser: Fiona Greaves, Dresser: Zoe Harvey, Dresser: Ros Ward, Tina Kalivas, Costume Design Assistant: Gill Howard, Wardrobe Supervisor: Graham Meethoo, Wardrobe Assistant: Sophia Kyffin, Wardrobe Assistant: Jayne Collinge, Wardrobe Assistant: Saffron Rider, Wardrobe Assistant: Jan Simpson, Wardrobe Assistant: M. Calaghan, Barbara Brady, Make-up Designer: Penny Smith, Make-up Artist: Mary Hillman, Make-up Assistant: Rebecca Burge, Make-up Assistant: Claire Smith, Make-up Assistant: Mandy Taylor, Make-up Assistant: Rowena Dean, Make-up Assistant: Felicity Wright, Hair Stylist: Nadia el-Saffar, Hair Assistant: Rebecca Burge, Hair Assistant: Claire Smith, Hair Assistant: Mandy Taylor, Hair Assistant: Rowena Dean, Felicity Wright, Titles: General Screen Enterprises, Opticals: General Screen Enterprises, Laboratories: DeLuxe London, Neg Cutters: Sylvia Wheeler Film Services, [Film Stock]: Kodak Motion Picture Film, Prints by: DeLuxe London, Original Music by: Deborah Mollison, Harmonica: Jim Hughes, Trumpet: Tony Fisher, Saxophone/Clarinet: Andy Mackintosh, Phil Todd, Guitar: John Parricelli, Bass Guitar/Bass: Paul Morgan, Drums/Percussion: Paul Clarvis, Tabla: Sunil Kalyan, Piano: Deborah Mollison, String Players from: London Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestration: Deborah Mollison, Asian Music Co-ordinator: Rajan Kochhar, Music Recording: Angel Recording Studios, Music Mixer: Steve Price, Music Contractor: John Coleman, Music Preparation: Fiesta Mei Ling, Choreographer: Sue Lefton, [Production] Sound Mixer: Christian Wangler, Sound Maintenance Engineer: Peter Murphy, Re-recording Mixer: Ian Tapp, Re-recording Studio: Anvil Post Production, Sound Editor: John Downer, Dialogue Editor: Oliver Tarney, Dialogue Editor: Gareth Bull, Foley Mixer: Ken Somerville, Foley Editor: Joe Gallagher, Foley Studios: Anvil Post Production, Action Vehicles: Alan Eccleston, Stunt Co-ordinator: Tom Delmar, Stand-in: Billy Boden, Stand-in: Samantha Greeley, Stand-in: Alicia Boden, Stand-in: Simon Ram, Moslem Adviser: Graham Meethoo, Legal Services: Sean Egan, Dialect Adviser: Jill McCulloch, Animals: Animal Actors, Publicist: Joy Sapieka Associates, Camera Equipment: Arri Media, Camera Equipment: ICE Film Equipment, Lighting Equipment: Lee Lighting Ltd, Completion Bond: Film Finances, With Special Thanks to: Mark Shivas, Buki Armstrong, Made at: Ealing Studios
Cast
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Om Puri (George Khan), Linda Bassett (Ella Khan), Jordan Routledge (Sajid Khan), Archie Panjabi (Meenah Khan), Emil Marwa (Maneer Khan), Chris Bisson (Saleem Khan), Jimi Mistry (Tariq Khan), Raji James (Abdul Khan), Ian Aspinall (Nazir Khan), Lesley Nicol (Auntie Annie), Emma Rydal (Stella Moorhouse), Ruth Jones (Peggy), Ben Keaton (priest), Kriss Dosanjh (Poppa Khalid), John Bardon (Mr Moorhouse), Gary Damer (Earnest Moorhouse), Albert Moses (Abdul Karim), Jimmi Harkishin (Iyaaz Ali Khan), Rosalind March (Helen Karim), Kaleem Janjua (mullah), Gary Lewis (Mark), Roger Morlidge (fat twat), Ralph Birtwell (doctor), Madhav Sharma (Mr Shah), Saikat Ahamed (Zaid), Bruce McGregor (bouncer), Margaret Blakemore (Trisha), Thierry Harcourt (Etienne François), Leena Dhingra (Mrs Shah), Tallat Nawaz (Nigget Shah), Sharmeen Rafi (Nushaaba Shah), Blake (Great Dane), Riot (Afghan)