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OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW. Directed by Damien O'Donnell Written by Ayub Khan-Din Starring Om Puri Linda Bassett Jordan Routledge Archie Panjabi Music by Deborah Mollison Distributed by Channel 4 Films (UK theatrical ) Miramax (US theatrical ) Release date(s) 5 November 1999 ( United Kingdom )

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OVERVIEW

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  1. OVERVIEW DirectedbyDamienO'Donnell WrittenbyAyubKhan-Din StarringOmPuriLinda BassettJordanRoutledgeArchie Panjabi MusicbyDeborah Mollison DistributedbyChannel 4 Films (UK theatrical)Miramax (US theatrical) Release date(s) 5 November1999 (UnitedKingdom) Running time 96 mins Country UK LanguageEnglish/Urdu/Hindi Budget £1.9m

  2. East Is Eastis based on the play of the same name by Ayub Khan-Din • East Is Eastis a BAFTA award-winning British comedy-drama film released in 1999. • It is set in a British household of mixed-ethnicity, with a Pakistani father and an English mother in Salford, Manchester in 1971. • George Khan, the father, expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani ways but his children who were born and grown up in Britain increasingly see themselves as British and reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

  3. The clash between British and Asian cultural values drives every scene from the beginning PAKISTAN

  4. Islamic Republic of Pakistanاسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان • Until 1971, Pakistan also included an area in the North-east India region. This is now called Bangladesh. • Pakistan became independentin 1947 from the Indian empire of British Raj • During recent times Pakistan has been in the centre of world politics. This is firstly because of: • - its support to guerillas in Afghanistan • - Sovietinvasion1979 • -1990s Talibanregime in Afghanistan • However, since 2000Pakistan has basically supported the West in their war against fundamentalist muslimterrorism, including the removal of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. • Pakistan is a member of the Commonwealth

  5. Read more: http://independentfilms.suite101.com/article.cfm/east_meets_west#ixzz0WOu5i4RF • You will find this presentation in: • http://www.englishanywhere.wikispaces.com

  6. LET’S SEE THE FILM

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