Brick Lane (2007)

Director:

Sarah Gavron

Writers:

Monica Ali (novel)
Laura Jones (writer)

Release Date:

16 November 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home...

Plot Keywords:

Pond | Letter Writing | Dysfunctional Marriage | Drowning | Muslim

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

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Cast

Tannishtha Chatterjee	...	Nazneen Ahmed
Satish Kaushik	...	Chanu Ahmed
Christopher Simpson	...	Karim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lalita Ahmed	...	Mrs. Islam
Naeema Begum	...	Shahana Ahmed
Bernard Holley	...	News Reporter
Harsh Nayyar	...	Dr. Azad
Lana Rahman	...	Bibi Ahmed
Harvey Virdi	...	Razia
Zafreen	...	Hasina

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

102 min | Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, England, UK

Company:

Film4

Quotes:

Nazneen Ahmed: [narrating] No one spoke of our mother's death... and I remembered her saying: "If Allah wanted us to ask questions, he would have made us men."

Movie Connections:

Features Brief Encounter (1945)

a ten

I really loved this movie. It shows you there are many different kinds of love. If you like movies that make you cry then you'll love this movie. I did not cry until the end it was tears of joy and sadness. What a awesome movie. The acting in the film could not have been any better, stunning performances. I gave this movie a ten. You think you know what is going to happen and you even hope it will. Then maybe it wont and maybe you don't want it to. This movie was a family drama it was captivating made you smile, cry, hope and laugh. I hope to see more movies by this director. Another thing that captivated me at times was the way the picture looked when someone was recalling a moment in the past the picture was absolutely beautiful great work by all involved.