Movies
East Is East
- May 14, 1999
- 97 min.
- Drama, Comedy
- United Kingdom
United Kingdom
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
Original title: East Is East
7
nominations
14%
winning rate
1
win
Goya Awards #15 - 2001
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Best European Film | — | — |
British Academy Film Awards #53 - 2000
| Award | People | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Leslee Udwin - as producer(s) | — |
| Outstanding British Film | Leslee Udwin, Damien O'Donnell | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Om Puri | — |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Linda Bassett | — |
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Ayub Khan Din | — |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ayub Khan Din | — |
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