East Is East

R

(215)

5/14/1999

EN

1h 37min

Drama

Comedy

East Is East

Tagline

A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.

Overview

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Director

Damien O'Donnell

Screenplay

Ayub Khan-Din

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  • Status

    Released

  • Budget

    $3,800,000.00

  • Revenue

    $28,200,000.00

  • Original Language

    English

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CinemaSerf 4/17/2025

It’s early 1970s Britain and “George” (Om Puri) has been running his chip shop in Salford for many years since leaving his home (and wife) in Pakistan. Not long after he arrived after the war, he met ...Show More

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