East is East

COMEDY

The often hilarious and sometimes painful story of what happens when two cultures collide within one family; George Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner – “Ghengis” to his kids – rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Muslims. But this is Salford in the North of England, in 1971. Much as George's English wife, Ella, loves and tries to honour her husband, she also wants her kids to be happy. The children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, simply want to be citizens of the modern world.

East is East

COMEDY

The often hilarious and sometimes painful story of what happens when two cultures collide within one family; George Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner – “Ghengis” to his kids – rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Muslims. But this is Salford in the North of England, in 1971. Much as George's English wife, Ella, loves and tries to honour her husband, she also wants her kids to be happy. The children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, simply want to be citizens of the modern world.

East is East

COMEDY

The often hilarious and sometimes painful story of what happens when two cultures collide within one family; George Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner – “Ghengis” to his kids – rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Muslims. But this is Salford in the North of England, in 1971. Much as George's English wife, Ella, loves and tries to honour her husband, she also wants her kids to be happy. The children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, simply want to be citizens of the modern world.

Festival	Section	Year	Location
Cannes Film Festival	Director's fortnight
Austin Film Festival
AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival

East is East

East is East

East is East

Synopsis

Damien O'Donnell