My Son the Fanatic


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My Son the Fanatic
Running Time: 86 min.
MPAA Rating: R
Sound By: Dolby
Produced By: / Arts Council of England / BBC / Union Generale Cinematographique / Zephyr Films
Released: June 25, 1999 (USA)
Release By: Miramax

Summary:
In a small city in the English midlands, a Pakistani immigrant named Parvez (Om Puri) works long hours driving a cab to provide modest comfort for his disapproving wife, Minoo (Gopi Desai), and better opportunities for his collegiate son, Farid (Akba... More >>

Cast and Crew:
Om Puri (Parvez)
Stellan Skarsgård (Schitz)
Gopi Desai (Minoo)
Rachel Griffiths (Bettina)
Akbar Kurtha (Farid)
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Review:
Although it finds a lot of humor in the collision between immigrant and native, liberal and fundamentalist, My Son the Fanatic is actually a bittersweet drama that resists easy resolution of its many well-delineated conflicts. Director Udayan Prasad ...More >>
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