My Son the Fanatic (1997)
3.6 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- Asian taxi driver Parvez (Om Puri) lives in a northern England town with his wife, Minoo (Gopi Desai), and son, Farid (Akbar Kurtha), an aspiring accountant. The parents are shocked when Farid breaks off his engagement to Madeleine, a white girl, and seeks strict religious instruction from a Muslim maulvi (holy man). Parvez, increasingly estranged from Minoo, embarks on a tentative affair with prostitute Bettina (Rachel Griffiths), but the relationship is threatened by Farid's increasing fanaticism.
- Actors:
- Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Akbar Kurtha, Stellan Skarsgård, Gopi Desai, Harish Patel, Sarah-Jane Potts, Judi Jones, Geoffrey Bateman, Bernard Wrigley, Moya Brady, Badi Uzzaman, Andy Devine, Shiv Grewal, Omar Salimi
- Directors:
- Udayan Prasad
- Writers:
- Hanif Kureishi
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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