West Is West

West Is West

6.4

2010-10-19

Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan 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.

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Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan 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.

Released

2010-10-19

Runtime

103

Director

Andy de Emmony

Budget

$3837625

Revenue

$3867000

Genres

Comedy

Language

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Production

BBC Film

Assassin Films

Icon Productions

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    Aqib Khan

    Aqib Khan
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    Om Puri

    Om Puri
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    Linda Bassett

    Linda Bassett
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    Robert Pugh

    Robert Pugh
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    Jimi Mistry

    Jimi Mistry
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    Vanessa Hehir

    Vanessa Hehir
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    Lesley Nicol

    Lesley Nicol
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    Zita Sattar

    Zita Sattar
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    Ila Arun

    Ila Arun
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    Vijay Raaz

    Vijay Raaz
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    Emil Marwa

    Emil Marwa
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    Nadim Sawalha

    Nadim Sawalha
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    Thomas Russell

    Thomas Russell
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    Enid Dunn

    Enid Dunn