Brick Lane

– The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee)..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Brick Lane (2007)

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).

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Brick Lane (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Jul 2008

Language:

English, Bengali

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Sarah Gavron

Writer:

Monica Ali (novel), Laura Jones, Abi Morgan

Main Actors:

Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Naeema Begum

Plot:

A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneen, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. Trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London, and in a loveless marriage with the middle aged Chanu, she fears her soul is quietly dying. Her sister Hasina, meanwhile, through letters to Nazneen, tells of her carefree life back in Bangladesh, stumbling from one adventure to the next. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle, and keeps her head down in spite of life's blows, but she soon discovers that life cannot be avoided - and is forced to confront it the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door.

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,010,010

Production:

Sony Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
Metacritic:
61%