Brick Lane
Based on the best-selling novel by Monica Ali and telling the story of Nazneen, who at just seventeen years of age is taken from her Bangladeshi village and brought to London to become the wife of a much older man. This sensitive and intelligent adaptation by first-timer and BAFTA-nominated Sarah Gavron, poignantly shares the daily grind of life as an immigrant in a post 9/11 world, whilst exposing an intimate story of one woman's quest for love and understanding.
Year: 2007
Genre: Drama, Based on..., Feminist Tendencies, 2008, Drama
Country: UK
Director: Sarah Gavron
Starring: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Zafreen , Naeema Begum
Duration: 101 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains sex scenes and offensive language.
6.7/10
Location in store: Drama
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