The dysfunctional and multi-cultural Khan family returns to the screen in this follow-up to the 1998 hit comedy EAST IS EAST. It's 1976 in Salford, England, and life, as always, is chaotic in the home of traditionally minded Pakistani immigrant George (Om Puri) and his working-class British wife Ella (Linda Bassett). Their 15-year-old son Sajid (Aqib Khan) is a target for racist bullies at school and has been picked up for shoplifting, so George decides to take him to Pakistan to learn something of his heritage. Sajid, however, isn't at all interested in getting a crash course in Pakistani culture, and the visit to George's family is made uncomfortable by the presence of his first wife (Ila Arun), whom he hasn't seen in thirty years. Sajid feels like an outcast in Pakistan, but bonds with his big brother Maneer (Emil Marwa), who had been sent there a year earlier and his trying to balance his desire to find a wife with his obsession with Greek singer Nana Mouskouri. Just when Sajid's cultural confusion seemingly couldn't get worse, Ella and her best friend Annie (Leslee Nicol) arrive for an unexpected visit, prompted by George helping himself to their joint bank account. Directed by Andy De Emmony, WEST IS WEST received its North American premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0057373217023
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102173381
Product Key Features
Actor
Zita Sattar, Emil Marwa, Ila Arun, Vijay Raaz, Linda Bassett, Aqib Khan, Vanessa Hehir, Raj Bhansali, Jimi Mistry, Om Puri, Nadim Sawalha, Lesley Nicol
Edition
Canadian
Movie/TV Title
West Is West
Director
Andy Deemmony
Format
DVD
Release Year
2011
Genre
Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Display Format
Canadian
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Zita Sattar, Emil Marwa, Vijay Raaz, Linda Bassett, Ila Arun, Aqib Khan, Raj Bhansali, Vanessa Hehir, Jimi Mistry, Om Puri, Nadim Sawalha, Lesley Nicol