West Is West
“Same family. Different country. A lot more baggage.”
Salford, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.
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Part of East Is East Collection
2 films
Cast
15 people
Aqib Khan
Sajid Khan
Known for
Years and Years
Apostasy
Om Puri
George Khan
Known for
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Charlie Wilson's War
Linda Bassett
Ella Khan
Known for
Call the Midwife
Sense and Sensibility
Robert Pugh
Mr. Jordan
Known for
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Ghost Writer
Jimi Mistry
Tariq Khan
Known for
Blood Diamond
Exam
Vanessa Hehir
Esther
Known for
Liar
Meet My Friend
Lesley Nicol
Auntie Annie
Known for
Downton Abbey
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Zita Sattar
Known for
Years and Years
The Worst Witch
Ila Arun
Known for
Jodhaa Akbar
Raat Akeli Hai
Vijay Raaz
Known for
Gully Boy
Sanam Teri Kasam
Emil Marwa
Known for
Doghouse
Code 46
Nadim Sawalha
Known for
Cleopatra
Arabian Nights
Andy De Emmony Director · Ayub Khan-Din Writer Rob Lane Composer
Worldwide gross $3.9M · Budget $3.8M · United States release November 2, 2010
Box office
Budget
$3,837,625
Worldwide gross
$3,867,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Assassin Films
Production
Icon Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Punjabi
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2010
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 19, 2010
Limited theatrical · BFI London Film Festival
United States · November 2, 2010
Limited theatrical · South Asian International Film Festival
United States
March 10, 2011 · Limited theatrical · San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Canada
March 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Lebanon
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
June 27, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
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