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East Is East

East Is East

  • 1999 film

Comedy drama about a Pakistani immigrant who, along with his wife, is trying to run a fish-and-chip shop while coping with their 7 children.

East Is East

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.

First released: Monday 17th September 2007

  • Released: Monday 29th July 2019
  • Distributor: Spirit Entertainment
  • Region: B
  • Discs: 1
  • Subtitles: English

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  • Distributor: 4DVD
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Catalogue: F4DVD90010

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  • Released: Monday 29th July 2019
  • Distributor: Spirit Entertainment
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Subtitles: English

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  • Released: Tuesday 16th June 2009
  • Distributor: 4DVD
  • Region: B
  • Discs: 1
  • Catalogue: F4BD50011

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