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Film · 2010

West is West

Directed by Andy De Emmony · starring Linda Bassett, Aqib Khan and Om Puri

  • 1 h 43 min
  • Comedy · Drama
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 24 February 2011
  • 6.2 Users1 vote

Synopsis

Salford, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier. It is not long before Ella Khan with a small entourage from Salford, England, swiftly follows to sort out the mess, past and present.

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Runtime
103 min1 hour and 43 minutes
How long is West is West?
1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was West is West released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 24 February 2011.
Who directed West is West?
Andy De Emmony.
Who is in West is West?
It stars Linda Bassett, Aqib Khan, Om Puri and Robert Pugh.
Where can I watch West is West?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Director
Andy De Emmony

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Reviews

6.2 1 vote

Soundtrack

All 14 songs
  1. Alright, Alright, AlrightPublished Universal Music Publishing Ltd, Sony, ATV Music Publishing, kind permission of Eliot M, Cohen Spotify
  2. Mellow YellowDonovan Spotify
  3. Lathe Di ChadarSurinder Kaur Spotify
  4. Oh Meri MainaManna Dey, Usha Mangeshkar Spotify
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