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Brick Lane (2008)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama

Release Date

June 20, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

PG-13

Duration

102 min.

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

Official Site

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Cast and Crew


Director

Sarah Gavron

Producer

Chris Collins, Alison Owen

Screenwriter

Abi Morgan, Laura Jones

Starring

  • Tannishtha Chatterjee
  • Christopher Simpson
  • Satish Kaushik
  • Naeema Begum
  • Lana Rahman
  • Zafreen
  • Harvey Virdi
  • Harsh Nayyar

Movie Story


"Brick Lane" is the story of a beautiful young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneen (Chatterjee), who arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. Trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London, and in a loveless marriage with the middle aged Chanu (Kaushik), she fears her soul is quietly dying. Her sister Hasina (Zafreen), meanwhile, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh, stumbling from one adventure to the next. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle, and keeps her head down in spite of life's blows, but she soon discovers that life cannot be avoided - and is forced to confront it the day that the hotheaded young Karim (Simpson) comes knocking at her door.

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..a satisfying character study and relationship drama all the same..”
by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
“..certainly touching, even heart-rending at times..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
“..beautifully shot and superbly acted..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]