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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The essentials
- 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.
Cast
Full cast (12)-
Linda Bassett Ella Khan
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Aqib Khan Sajid Khan
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Om Puri George
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Robert Pugh Mr. Jordan
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Lesley Nicol Auntie Annie
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Jimi Mistry Tariq Khan
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Yograj Singh Customs Official
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Vijay Raaz Tanvir
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Karamjit Anmol Cousin 1
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Sheeba Chaddha Rehana Khan
- Director
- Andy De Emmony
Photos and posters
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Soundtrack
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