Movie Description
Brothers in Trouble
(1995)Overview
Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.
Featured Crew
- Director : Udayan Prasad
- Producer : Robert Buckler
- Writer : Robert Buckler
- Editor : Barrie Vince
- Cast : Om Puri,Angeline Ball,Ace Bhatti,Bhasker Patel,Pavan Malhotra,Pravesh Kumar,Badi Uzzaman,Harmage Singh Kalirai,Kumall Grewal,Marc Anwar,Pal Aron,Shiv Grewal,Lesley Clare O'Neill,Kulvinder Ghir,Riz Abbasi,Freddie Fletcher,June Broughton,William Maxwell,Huggy Leaver,Aftab Sachak,John Lambert,Tich Saund,Judy Monahan,Peter Silverleaf,Maria Redmond,Mellan Mitchell,Shereen Wheeks,Sian Holland,Luke Johnson,Shadin Khosru,Shekhar Bassi,Balraj Singh Somal,Steven Nijjar,Sanjit Sil,Rez Kempton,Asheer Kaleem,Vimal Stephens,Peter Jacques
Cast
Hussein Shah
Mary
Irshad
Gholam
Amir
Sakib
Old Ram
Sher Baz
Akbar Dal
Raja (as Omar Salimi)
Zamara
Shona Mian
Prostitute
Agent
Asif
Redway
Beryl
Doctor
Market Porter
Sakib's Uncle
Registrar
Driver (as Tich Saunders)
Nurse
Belgian Docker
Nurse O'Malley
Cafe Owner
Baby Michael
Baby Michael
Baby Michael
Household Ensemble #1
Household Ensemble #2
Household Ensemble #3
Household Ensemble #4
Household Ensemble #5
Household Ensemble #6
Household Ensemble #7
Household Ensemble #8 (as Noel Stephens)
Priest (uncredited)
Facts
Original TitleBrothers in Trouble
Status Released
Release Information
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1995-08-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 42m
Production CompaniesRenegade Films,BBC Film
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama