- An immigrant father decides to take his truant son back to the old country.
- Salford, North of England, 1975. The now-much-diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault from both his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier. It is not long before Ella Khan (Mrs Khan No 2) and a small entourage from Salford, England swiftly follow to sort out the mess, past and present.—Sales Repesentative
- Born in Pakistan, Jahangir Khan now lives in Salford, England (as "George") with his Caucasian wife Ella and their youngest son Sajid, a schoolboy who cannot speak or understand Urdu/Punjabi or locate Pakistan on a map, but is picked on by Caucasian classmates, called a "Paki," and physically abused so much that he withdraws deep into himself. Jahangir's rage knows no bounds when he is told that Sajid is in police custody for shoplifting. He decides to take him to Pakistan where he hopes to be re-united with the rest of his estranged family, including his first wife, Basheera. Upon arrival there, Sajid rebels and refuses to fall into line, while Jahangir sets out to find a wife for his son Maneer. Watch what happens after an embittered Basheera confronts and questions him as to why he even returned after 30 years--and the unexpected arrival of Ella and Annie.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
- Sequel to the internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning EAST IS EAST, WEST IS WEST takes the Khan family on a journey from Salford, England, to rural Pakistan.
WEST IS WEST is the coming of age story of both 13 year old Sajid and also of his father, 60 year old George (Ghengis) Khan (played by award winning actor Om Puri).
Manchester, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobically cohesive and desperately dysfunctional Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid (Aqib Khan), the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani traditions, and from the fierce racist bullies in the schoolyard. Isolated and bored, he resorts to bunking off school and shoplifting useless items to spice up his dull and lonely little life.
In a last attempt to make a good Muslim and a good son of him, his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 30 years earlier. Resolved to teach Sajid a lesson, the tables are turned on George when he comes face to face with his own transgressions, and realizes that it is he himself who has much to learn.
It is not long before Ella Khan [Mrs Khan No 2], with a small entourage from Salford, England, swiftly follows to sort out the mess, past and present.
Features: Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Linda Bassett & Aqib Khan
Website: www.westiswest.ca
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