Brothers in Trouble Movie Review 1995

Illegal Pakistani immigrants occupy a squalid boardinghouse in '60s Yorkshire, including newly arrived Amir (Malhotra). He settles in, befriending young student Sakib (Kumar), and learning the ropes from house leader Hossein Shah (Puri). But Shah brings unexpected problems to the group when his pregnant, white English girlfriend Mary (Ball) comes to stay and his nephew Irshad (Bhatti) arranges a paper marriage with the young woman. Based on the novel "Return Journey" by Abdullah Hussein.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Immigration, Culture Clash

Screenplay

Robert Buckler

Cast

Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Pravesh Kumar, Angeline Ball, Ahsen Bhatti

Cinematography

Alan Almond

Director

Udayan Prasad

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Producer

BBC Films