SavaraTV movie
West Is West
Same family. Different country. A lot more baggage.
Salford, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.
Comedy
Starring
Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Linda Bassett
Directed by
Andy de Emmony
About
West Is West
Comedy
Salford, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.
Same family. Different country. A lot more baggage.
Information
- Released
- Oct 19, 2010
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- GB
- Rating
- Not rated
- Directed by
- Andy de Emmony
Production
- Studio
- BBC Film
- Studio
- Assassin Films
- Studio
- Icon Productions
Cast
People in this story
Om PuriGeorge Khan
Linda BassettElla Khan
Robert PughMr. Jordan
Jimi MistryTariq Khan
Vanessa HehirEsther
Lesley NicolAuntie Annie
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