My Son the Fanatic (1997)
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- R
- 1h 27min
- Comedy, Drama
- 07 Jan 1998 (France)
- Movie
- 1 win & 5 nominations.
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Cast
Om Puri | ... |
Parvez
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Rachel Griffiths | ... |
Bettina / Sandra
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Akbar Kurtha | ... |
Farid
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Stellan Skarsgård | ... |
Schitz
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Gopi Desai | ... |
Minoo
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Harish Patel | ... |
Fizzy
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Sarah-Jane Potts | ... |
Madeline Fingerhut
(as Sarah Jane Potts)
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Judi Jones | ... |
Mrs. Fingerhut
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Geoffrey Bateman | ... |
Chief Inspector Fingerhut
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Bernard Wrigley | ... |
Drunk man
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Moya Brady | ... |
Druggy prostitute
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Badi Uzzaman | ... |
Man in mosque
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Andy Devine | ... |
Comedian
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Shiv Grewal | ... |
Waiter
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Marc Anwar | ... |
Rashid
(as Omar Salimi)
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Bhasker Patel | ... |
Maulvi
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Dev Sagoo | ... |
Taxi controller
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Rowena King | ... |
Margot
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Olwen May | ... |
Prostitute
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Alison Burrows | ... |
Prostitute
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Parvez Qadir | ... |
Acolyte
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Shekhar Bassi | ... |
Acolyte
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Balraj Singh Somal | ... |
Driver
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Rez Kempton | ... |
Zaf
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Directed by
Udayan Prasad |
Written by
Hanif Kureishi | ... | (short story) |
Hanif Kureishi | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Chris Curling | ... | producer |
George Faber | ... | executive producer |
Anita Overland | ... | line producer |
Music by
Stephen Warbeck |
Cinematography by
Alan Almond | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
David Gamble |
Editorial Department
Kate Buckland | ... | first assistant editor |
Colin Coull | ... | grader |
Sylvia Wheeler | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
Simone Pereira Hind | ... | (as Simone Ireland) |
Vanessa Pereira |
Production Design by
Grenville Horner |
Art Direction by
Colin Blaymires | ||
Sarah Kane |
Costume Design by
Mary-Jane Reyner |
Makeup Department
Marese Langan | ... | hair assistant (as Marise Langan) / makeup artist (as Marise Langan) |
Claire Smith | ... | hair assistant / makeup artist |
Penny Smith | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
Alistair Hopkins | ... | post-production supervisor |
Phil Robertson | ... | production manager (as Philip Robertson) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Elliott | ... | second assistant director (as Mike Elliott) |
Nick Laws | ... | first assistant director |
John Withers | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Antonia Birk | ... | art department assistant |
Katie Greenhalf | ... | art department |
Andy Ludford | ... | props master |
Les Pullan | ... | carpenter (as Les Pullen) |
Adrian Pullen | ... | painter |
Brian Sayce | ... | dressing props |
Dominic Smithers | ... | production buyer |
Kevin Waite | ... | construction manager |
Ross Wilson | ... | stand-by props |
Sound Department
Nick Adams | ... | supervising sound editor |
Albert Bailey | ... | sound recordist |
Gordon Brown | ... | adr editor |
Anne Dodsworth | ... | sound maintenance |
Tim Hands | ... | dialogue editor |
Dick Philip | ... | boom operator |
Imogen Pollard | ... | foley editor |
Adrian Rhodes | ... | re-recording mixer |
Sam Southwick | ... | sound effects editor |
Paul Wrightson | ... | assistant sound editor |
Special Effects by
Steve Breheney | ... | special effects |
Dougie Robson | ... | special effects |
Ian Rowley | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Clive Curtis | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
John Bremer | ... | focus puller |
Richard Davies | ... | grip |
Harry Herrington | ... | stand-by rigger |
Steve Langley | ... | best boy |
Geoff Lathom | ... | generator operator |
Damon Randall | ... | camera trainee |
Peter Rooney | ... | electrician |
Joth Shakerley | ... | still photographer |
Camillo Spath | ... | focus puller: second unit |
Alan Stoyles | ... | stand-by rigger |
Steven Swannell | ... | gaffer (as Steve Swannell) |
Casting Department
Aisha Wazir | ... | crowd casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Graham Meethoo | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Sandra Milman | ... | costume supervisor |
Micky Webb | ... | wardrobe truck (as Mickey Webb) |
Location Management
Carn Burton | ... | location assistant |
Michael Harm | ... | location liaison |
Mark Stephenson | ... | location manager |
Sam Taylor | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
Iain Ballamy | ... | musician |
B.K. Chandrashekhar | ... | musician |
Paul Clarvis | ... | musician |
Charlie Gillett | ... | music consultant |
Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestral contractor |
Stuart Hall | ... | musician |
Rowland Lee | ... | composer: cartoon music on TV in background |
Steve Parr | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
John Parricelli | ... | musician |
Martin Robertson | ... | musician |
Ralph Salmins | ... | musician |
Huw Warren | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
Anna Price | ... | script editor |
Emma Thomas | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Frank B. Craven | ... | transportation captain |
Darren Nye | ... | wardrobe driver |
Additional Crew
Jo Barker | ... | production secretary |
Pippa Best | ... | assistant to producer |
Julian Dowson | ... | floor runner |
Geraldine East | ... | legal services: Marriot Harrison |
Hilary Foster | ... | floor runner |
Jim Hajicosta | ... | production accountant |
Ann Lynch | ... | production coordinator |
Undine Marshfield | ... | unit publicist |
Clive Noy | ... | low loader operator |
Behzad Oliadonighi | ... | floor runner |
Clive Osborne | ... | accounting assistant |
Mohsan Qureshi | ... | floor runner (as Mohsan A. Qureshi) |
Yaseen Rahman | ... | researcher |
Suk Sahota | ... | production runner |
Andy Stebbing | ... | production assistant |
Jeremy Tattershall | ... | floor runner |
Melissa Traub | ... | floor runner |
Mariam Vossough | ... | trainee: FT2 |
Joan Washington | ... | dialogue coach |
Ian Wilson | ... | conforming assistant |
Jennifer Woods | ... | floor runner (as Jen Woods) |
Thanks
Mark Dunford | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Zephyr Films
- Arts Council of England
- BBC Film
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Canal+
- Image International
- UGC DA International
Distributors
- Atalanta Filmes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Becker Entertainment (1998) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CTV International (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Feature Film (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1999) (United States) (theatrical)
- United King Films (1999) (Israel) (theatrical)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1999) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2000) (Netherlands) (tv) (as NPS)
- Netflix (2023) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
- Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A1 Taxis (action vehicles)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (titles and opticals)
- Cowan/Symes & Associates (publicity)
- Film Finances (completion guarantee)
- GT Caterers (catering) (G.T. Caterers)
- Home & Away Ltd. (facilities vehicles)
- Hyperactive Broadcast (grip and lighting equipment)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (insurance)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sylvia Wheeler Film Services (negative cutting)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (post-production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Parvez was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and as a child was asked to study the Holy scriptures through a Maulvi. When the Maulvi started his sermon, Parvez would fall asleep, this lead to the Maulvi devising a unique punishment, which ultimately compelled Parvez to stop attending. When he grew up, his marriage was arranged with Minoo and they immigrated to a small town in Britain, where Parvez started to make a living driving a taxi, and found himself free from all religious activity. 25 years later, Parvez is an alcoholic, still driving a cab, while people who had immigrated after him have their own businesses and are wealthier. Parvez now has a grown son, Farid, who is the apple of his eye, and is to be engaged to Madeleine Fingerhut, who is the daughter of the local Chief Inspector. After the two families' meet, Farid has a sudden change of heart when he notices that the Chief Inspector detests his family, and it slowly dawns on him that he and his girlfriend are quite different, and he cannot be part of a culture that relies solely on filth, porn, is soaked in sex, along with a mix of Caucasian (white) and Jewish propaganda against Islam. He starts reciting the Holy Quran, and asks permission from his dad to invite some religious leaders from Pakistan, after receiving consent, they do arrive to live in Parvez's home. It is here that Parvez will find that Farid has broken off the forthcoming engagement with Ms. Fingerhut, and has become a born again Muslim. His wife, Minoo, has taken to wearing the Hizaab, remains in the kitchen all day, and is not even permitted to sup or dine with her family, while Parvez finds that he cannot even sleep in his bedroom. Things start to heat up when Farid finds out that his dad has been patronizing a prostitute by the name of Beltina, whose real name is Sandra, and he also notes that his dad is her pimp. Then he and his colleagues set about to cleanse this town of its prostitutes - leading to a confrontation between him and his dad - a confrontation that may well split this family forever. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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Did You Know?
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Quotes |
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Mrs. Fingerhut: [putting away photo album] Madeline was a delightful girl. She still is, of course. Parvez: And a little bit plumpish at times. As you said, twice. Minoo: [misunderstanding] Rice is very good. For reducing diet. Parvez: Cricket is excellent. Farid was captain. Mrs. Fingerhut - Hilda - this boy of ours, I can assure you he's all-around type, going whole hog. But not on the field. At school he carried the prizes home. Now is college he's top student of year. Parvez: Oh, it's not difficult. [smirks] See more » |