West Is West is a 2010 British comedy-drama film, which is a sequel to the 1999 comedy East Is East. It stars Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ila Arun and Jimi Mistry, is written by Ayub Khan-Din, directed by Andy DeEmmony, and produced by Leslee Udwin for Assassin Films and BBC Films.
The film was first shown on 12 September 2010 at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 19 October 2010, followed by UK and Irish release on 25 February 2011. At the UK premiere Ayub Khan-Din confirmed that a third film about the British Pakistani Salford family is being planned. The first US showing was on 2 November 2010 at the South Asian International Film Festival, followed by several other US festivals. While it was released in Canada on 25 March 2011, it never received a US release.Synopsis
Sajid, le plus jeune de la famille Khan, est en pleine crise d’adolescence. Il ne supporte plus l’importance que son père porte aux traditions pakistanaises ainsi que les tentatives d’intimidation qu’il subit dans la cour de l’école. Afin d’échapper à l’ennui et à la solitude, il sèche l’école et commet de petits vols à l’étalage pour pimenter sa vie. Afin de remettre son fils dans le droit chemin, George, le père de Sajid, décide de l’emmener au Pakistan son pays natal où il découvrira ses racines, de nouvelles coutumes et la vie sans water-closet !
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