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Comedy drama about a Pakistani cab driver who has wholeheartedly embraced the best - and the worst - of British culture. When his deeply committed son discovers Islam, he sets about cleaning up the local community, starting with his wayward father.

Keywords:

Drama, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1998) (UK / France) (4 Star)

Cast:

Om Puri	.... Parvez
Rachel Griffiths	.... Bettina
Stellan Skarsgård	.... Schitz
Akbar Kurtha	.... Farid
Gopi Desai	.... Minoo
Harish Patel	.... Fizzy

Supporting Cast:

Sarah-Jane Potts	.... Madelaine
Judi Jones	.... Mrs. Fingerhut
Geoffrey Bateman	.... Chief Insp. Fingerhut
Bernard Wrigley	.... Drunk man
Moya Brady	.... Druggy prostitute
Badi Uzzaman	.... Man in mosque
Andy Devine	.... Comedian
Shiv Grewal	.... Waiter
Omar Salimi	.... Rashid

Directors:

Udayan Prasad

Writers:

Hanif Kureishi