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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.

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    • 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..."

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    • 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..."

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    • 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..."

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    • 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..."

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    • 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

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    • Time Out
    • 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16

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