Brick Lane (2007)
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).
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.8051 |
Directed By
Sarah Gavron
Crew
Sarah Gavron
Laura Jones
Abi Morgan
Robbie Ryan
Shaheen Baig
Paula Jalfon
Duncan Reid
Tessa Ross
Paul Trijbits
Faye Ward
Jocelyn Pook
Loveleen Tandan
Simon Elliott
Suzanne Austin
Michael O'Connor
Kirstin Chalmers
Gemma Richardson
Ricky Butt
Jack Stew
Andy Shelley
Melanie Oliver
Chris Collins
Alison Owen
Andy Stebbing
Ben Meechan
TOP CAST
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Nazneen Ahmed
Satish Kaushik
Chanu Ahmed
Christopher Simpson
Karim
Naeema Begum
Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed
Lana Rahman
Bibi Ahmed
Lalita Ahmed
Mrs Islam
Harvey Virdi
Razia
Harsh Nayyar
Dr Azad
Lasco Atkins
Train Customer
Bernard Holley
News Reporter
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