East Is East

1999 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 20,424 VOTES · DIR. Damien O'Donnell

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Overview

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,242 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:14 # So we waved our hands as we marched along
00:03:27 Sajid, ask your dad for the nit comb.
00:07:33 0oh, hey.
00:12:06 only want Azaad Kashmir.
00:14:55 - No, Mark, I don't drink. - It's tradition!
00:18:02 Not our religion, see?
00:20:59 'And with that abusive obloquy...'
00:25:47 For you, my love!
00:28:54 Ella put him in bloody back. He's smelling.
00:33:03 When will she come back from Pakistan?
00:38:36 [Dog barking in distance]
00:41:51 She's up for it, our kid.
00:45:50 Are you gonna say owt to the boys or will I have to?
00:49:36 Yeah, right. Nice one.
00:52:50 When are you comin' home?
00:56:17 Tariq, leave it.
00:59:44 [Ella sobbing]
01:03:38 Wait for me!
01:07:29 - Nazir! - Mum! What's he done?
01:11:42 Dad, I'm not Pakistani.
01:16:12 The thing is all these houses look the same...
01:19:31 0h, kids, eh? [Laughs]
01:23:06 - Ella! - Who d'you think you are?
01:26:53 If I hear another foul-mouthed word, I will have you.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,242
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line01:26:53

Production Record

DirectorDamien O'Donnell
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,800,000
Revenue$28,200,000
IMDb votes20,424