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    My Son the Fanatic

    88'

    1997-10-21

    5

    Drama,Comedy

    Overview:

    Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.

    DirectingUdayan PrasadWritingHanif Kureishi

    Cast

    1

    Parvez

    Om Puri

    2

    Bettina / Sandra

    Rachel Griffiths

    1

    Farid

    Akbar Kurtha

    5

    Schitz

    Stellan Skarsgård

    2

    Madeline Fingerhut

    Sarah-Jane Potts

    1

    Minoo

    Gopi Desai

    1

    Fizzy

    Harish Patel

    1

    Chief Inspector Fingerhut

    Geoffrey Bateman

    1

    Druggy Prostitute

    Moya Brady

    1

    Drunk Man

    Bernard Wrigley

    1

    Comedian

    Andy Devine

    1

    Margot

    Rowena King

    1

    Maulvi

    Bhasker Patel

    1

    Taxi Controller

    Dev Sagoo

    1

    Man in Mosque

    Badi Uzzaman

    1

    Prostitute

    Olwen May

    1

    Prostitute

    Alison Burrows

    1

    Mrs. Fingerhut

    Judi Jones

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 408339
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Zephyr Films
      2. BBC Film
      3. BBC
      4. Canal Plus Image International
    • Vote Count: 18
    • Popularity: 0.8219
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:My Son the Fanatic

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