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My Son The Fanatic Reviews

1997

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A bittersweet story about a Pakistani taxicab driver in London who learns the hard way that multiculturalism is a myth. Actor Om Puri, typically the villain in Indian cinema, is likeable as the innocent Parvez, who for the first time in his life raises questions about the life he has made for himself and his family in England. .. Read more

Starring	Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah-Jane Potts
Director	Udayan Prasad
Genres	Drama

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- Engrossing domestic drama with a twist, as the young uphold traditional values; it makes some effective points about tolerance and bigotry and the clash between cultures and generations.
- 32409
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  A moving and unconventional love story
  
  Combining affecting romance with sharp political and psychological insights, Hanif Kureishi's script (from his own short story) centres on Pakistani cabbie ... read more »
  
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Critics' reviews
- Engrossing domestic drama with a twist, as the young uphold traditional values; it makes some effective points about tolerance and bigotry and the clash between cultures and generations.
- 32409
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Om Puri's performance is based on the substantial strength of his physical presence, and on his-clear-sighted view of his world as an exile..."
- 11434
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...There's nothing glib about this movie, though despite its dark undertones, it is funny....This is a rockin' little time-rewarder..."
- 11441
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...[A] moving, painfully funny film. In Om Puri's award-caliber performance, the price of happiness is rendingly observed..."
- 11439
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...What is particularly successful about MY SON THE FANATIC is its representation of fundamentalism as solidly modern..."
- 11440
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Combining affecting romance with sharp political and psychological insights, Hanif Kureishi's script (from his own... read more on Time Out
- 45704
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16

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