East Is East
Damien O'Donnell's debut feature, starring Om Puri and Linda Bassett.
George Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner - 'Ghengis' to his kids - rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Pakistani's. But this is Salford in the North of England 1971. Much as George's English wife, Ella, loves and tries to honour her husband, she also wants her kids to be happy. The children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, simply want to be citizens of the modern world.
Awards
At the British Academy Film Awards 2000, East Is East won the award for Best British Film. The film also received nominations for Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Linda Bassett), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Om Puri) and Most Promising Newcomer (Ayub Khan-Din).
