East Is East
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East Is East is a British comedy-drama film about a mixed-ethnicity family in 1970s Salford, exploring cultural clashes and generational conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film nomination
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British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | East Is East (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Ayub Khan-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Brian Tufano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEthnicity |
English
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Pakistani ⓘ |
| director | Damien O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
arranged marriage
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religious expectations ⓘ second-generation immigrant experience ⓘ |
| distributor |
Channel 4 Films
NERFINISHED
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FilmFour Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Greater Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | West Is West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| languageElement | code-switching between English and Urdu ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ella Khan
NERFINISHED
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George Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sajid Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
assimilation
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cultural clash ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Debbie Wiseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mixed-ethnicity family ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of British-Pakistani family life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Jordan Routledge
NERFINISHED
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Linda Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ Om Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Leslee Udwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Assassin Films
NERFINISHED
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Channel 4 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ayub Khan-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Greater Manchester
NERFINISHED
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Salford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
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