A Kind of English
A Kind of English | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Paul Hallam |
Directed by | Ruhul Amin |
Starring |
Lalita Ahmed Jamil Ali Afroza Bulbul Badsha Haq Andrew Johnson |
Theme music composer | Lucy Rahman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Richard Taylor |
Cinematography | Jonathan Collinson |
Editor(s) | Richard Taylor |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company(s) | FilmFour International |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release |
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A Kind of English is a 1986 British drama film, directed by Ruhul Amin and written by Paul Hallam. It stars Lalita Ahmed, Jamil Ali, Afroza Bulbul, Badsha Haq and Andrew Johnson. The film is about a Bengali family living in London.[1][2]
Cast
- Lalita Ahmed as Mariom
- Jamil Ali as Samir
- Afroza Bulbul as Shahanara
- Badsha Haq as Chan
- Andrew Johnson as Tariq
Reception
A Kind of English was shown in festivals around the world and earned critical acclaim. The film was compared with early work of De Sica and Satyajit Ray.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Mannikka, Eleanor. "A Kind of English (1986)". New York: The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Kind of English". Movies.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Malik, Sarita (Autumn 1994). "Dr Sarita Malik (PhD)- interviews Ruhul Amin for BLACK FILM BULLETIN" (3) (2 ed.). a British film institute magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
External links
- A Kind of English at the Internet Movie Database
- A Kind of English at AllMovie
- A Kind of English at the TCM Movie Database
- A Kind of English at Movies.com
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