7.1
Desert Hearts
1985
Brick Lane (2007)
November 16, 20071h 42mEN
5.5
42 votes
Overview
The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim (Simpson).
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Ruby FilmsFilm4 ProductionsIngenious Media
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6.0It’s 1980s London, and “Nazmeen” (Tannishtha Chatterjee) has been married to “Chanu” (Satish Kaushik) for most of her adult life. It was a marriage arranged by family, and it has seen her bring up two daughters whilst largely living within the confines of their flat, where she tailors some jeans that are sold in the local market. To say she isn’t exactly fulfilled would be an understatement, but nor is she the victim of brutality or wilful neglect. Her husband is a traditionalist, sure, but he’s also an avuncular and jolly sort of man who rather enthusiastically bumbles his way through life wi…
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