Filmul nu are subtitrare in limba romana. / This movie does not have Romanian subtitles.
Set in the early 1970s, East Is East follows the lives of a Pakistani-English family living in Northern England. George Khan (Om Puri), a proud Pakistani immigrant, and his British wife, Ella (Linda Bassett), run a fish and chip shop, while raising their seven children. George is determined to honor Pakistani tradition by arranging marriages for each of the children, whether they like it or not. When the Khan kids--including the nightclubbing Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the artsy Saleem (Chris Bisson), and the shy, parka-wearing Sajid (Jordan Routledge)--begin to rebel against their forceful father, their mother also joins the household mutiny. The family's conflict hits its peak during an awkward nuptial meeting with the snobby Shahs and their two unappealing daughters, and the results are rather surprising. With his first feature film, director Damien O'Donnell convincingly recreates the 1970s setting and carefully avoids glossing over the Khan family's difficulties. Puri and Bassett are excellent as the well-meaning parents, while Routledge is particularly charming as the reclusive youngest son. A quirky comedy that doesn't shy away from tense drama, East is East is a truly unique film.