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Buddha of Suburbia (The)

Country: UK, Language: English, 222 mins

  • Director: Roger Michell
  • Writer: Hanif Kureishi
  • Producer: Anna Kalnars; Kevin Loader

CGiii Comment

From Glam to Punk...a rites of passage for a mixed race boy in 70s England.

The pronounced political correctness is an unbearable burden - the lefty, hypocritical theatre types, the commune dwelling Asian radical...all too much to swallow.

It plods and it fumbles all the way to an unsatisfactory conclusion...did it leave anything behind?

A good soundtrack!


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The(ir) Blurb...

Karim's mother is English and his father is Indian. Therefore Karim has some problems with life in British society which is becoming more and more racist and intolerant; he experiences this especially when he wants to find himself a way of becoming an actor.

Cast & Characters

Naveen Andrews as Karim Amir;
David Bamber as Shadwell;
Harish Patel as Changez;
Brenda Blethyn as Margaret Amir;
Nisha Nayar as Jamila;
Surendra Kochar as Jeela;
Badi Uzzaman as Anwar;
Janet Dale as Auntie Jean;
Jemma Redgrave as Eleanor;
Roshan Seth as Haroon Amir;
Shona Morris as Shona;
Donald Sumpter as Matthew Pyke;
Maureen Hibbert as Tracey;
Assam Mamodeally as Allie Amir;
Steven Mackintosh as Charlie Kay