East Is East (East Is East (DVD))

Member Name: majeedkazi

Product:	East Is East (DVD)
Date:	19/05/08 (259 review reads)
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Advantages: Story, Performances

Disadvantages: None

East Is East was released in 1999, and its a comedy movie. It is based on a play by Ayub Khan & directed by Damien 0'Donnell. The movie revolves around a Pakistani British Family.
Cast :

Om Puri (As George Khan)
Linda Bassett (As Ella Khan)
Jordan Routledge (As Sajid Khan)
Raji James (As Abdul Khan)
Chris Bisson (As Saleem Khan)
Emil Marwah (As Maneer Khan)
Jimi Mistry (As Tariq Khan)
Ian Aspinall (As Nazir Khan)
Archie Panjabi (Meenah Khan)
Lesley Nicol (Aunty Annie)
Plot :

The movie is set in 1970's, George Khan who is settled in Salford near Manchester and is married to a British Woman Ella, they have seven chikdren(Six Boys & One Girl), George & Ella runs a Fish & Chips shop near thier house. Annie laso helps Ella as she is Ella's friend. George is very dominating & wants everyone to live the life as he wants them to live. George is Pakistani & he came to England in 1937. Ella is george's second wife, his first wife is back in Pakistan.
George is proud of Pakistan & Islam, he wants them to follow Islam properly. And he Belives that what ever your father & husband says you should so as said to you.

Everyone in the house is Frighten of George, but do every other thing behind his back, they hate thier father so much, that becuase of these they hate all Pakistani's & Dont follow Islam as well. They Drink & Eat Bacon's which is not allowed in Islam. Ella on the other hands says that they should know thier religion but should not be tortured for that and thier children should be bought up in a more Modern way. but listing this george threats to Ella that he will call his first wife from Pakistan. But she knows that he wont do any such thing as Ella owns the chips shop and the house.
Nazir is the eldest son of George, he fixes Nazirs marriage to another Pakistani girl living in UK. But he dont ask his son about this he just orders him that he has to marry this girl, but Nazir runs away on his wedding day. After this george's disowned his son ans days that he is dead for them now. But Ella is in conatct with Nazir later on as well and wants him to be happy always. Maneer is another sons who listen to his father and following Islam properly but George is not happy with him. Abdul work as a mechanic, and always tries that his father is happy with them but George's thinks they are all useless. He swears at every one.

Sajid is the youngest of all, and he is quite funny too, everyone targets him & bullys him in the whole movie. Meenah is the only daughter, but she dont behave like one, she is more of a guy and like to paly football with the childrens.
Tariq is more of a play boy, he likes to party, he goes to disco at night after his parents go to sleep., he enjoys the life to fullest and is having an affair with a girl who lives in his Nieghbourhood. Saleem is another son who George think is doing Engg, but he is pusruing a career in Arts and Ella Supports Saleem in every possible way.

George now decides to marry Tariq & Abdul to pakistani girls who are daughter of george's friends, Friend who lives in Bradford. And he fix the marriage and tell Ella about it, but tells her not to tell any of the son untill he says. Because he wants them to do what he wants. The girl he choose for them are very Ugly. What happens further can be find out by watching the movie.
My Analysis :

It is a good simple comedy movie, which makes you laugh at most of the places, The way it shows about a father who is strict and dont understand his children.
The movie has so many issues in it from Issue of Race, Domestic VIolence. Altough i know a lot of bad critics have been pointed out about this movie being Anti-Pakistani & Anti - Islam. But it shows particularly about one person and not the whole country & Religion. For me i loved this movie.
Performances by everyone has been brilliant, The children character done by everyone is simply superb.

Linda Bassett have done a great job of potraing the character of being a wife to Pakistani man. but the person to watch out is Om Puri what a performance from this guy, the way he speak English makes you laugh. He has potrayed the character brialliantly.
Director Damien has done a good job, and has directed this movie really well.

Over all its a good movie to watch and i'm, sure you will enjoy it.
You can get this movie at Amazon from £6.

I have this review on Ciao as well

Summary: A Good Movie to watch