In this cultural clash, our heroine is a young Indian girl living in England. She secretly plays soccer for a local team, while her mother is more interested in grooming her for a suitable marriage. Her activities first ruin her sister's upcoming marriage, then her friend's mom thinks they are lesbians, and there is competition for the love interest. In some ways, an ''East is East'' version of ''Billy Elliot''.
Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Anupam Kher
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Screenplay
Paul Mayeda Berges, Guljit Bindra, Gurinder Chadha
Music
Craig Pruess
Cinematography
Jong Lin
Sound formats
Dolby Digital, Dolby
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
2002
Produced by
A consortium of British, German and American companies
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
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12
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15
Cape TimesRafiek Mammon
15
The StarTanya Farber
16
Die BurgerHannelie Booyens
15
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
15
RapportPaul Boekkooi
16
Total MovieNev Pierce
10
SA India
16
International Media
Film Review (UK)Anwar Brett
15
Empire (UK)Alan Morrison
15
Internet (IMDB)354 Netizens
14
Average .. 73%
15
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: Well, it's not Bridgit Jones, but I enjoyed this more than
East is East. This time it is the Sikh community which is ripped off, serving as a
backdrop to a teen romantic comedy. Teenagers should enjoy it, they should drag their parents along as well if possible, for
a look at the problems in a multicultural society not all that different from our own. A feel-good girlie movie. There is not
much humour in the first half, but it picks up after half time.
