Alex Freeborn, Anna Brewster, Ayesha Dharker

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by ...( read more  read more... )the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family. Anita is 14, blonde and beautiful - exactly what Meena thinks she wants to be. She becomes part of Anita's world, but events do not run smoothly. Meena's growing up - and that brings plenty of changes.

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Unrated, 1 hr 32 min.

Directed by: Metin Huseyin

Release Date: November 22, 2002

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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006

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  • January 4, 2007
    It's a british comedy. Therefore it's
    1 got hilarious comedy accents.
    2 got hilarious 70s fashions.
    3 got "affectionate" racial stereotypes.
    4 got an utterly predictable script.
    5 shite. Sorry, I mean "shoyt".
  • June 30, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throguhout this movie...i think that mark williams, lynn redgrave, kathy nurke, kabir bedi,christine tremarco, chandeep uppal, alex freeborn, anna bre...( read more)wster, ayesha dharker play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this romance/comedy/drama had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie i think that this is a good british comedy/drama movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie n its a really powerful drama movie 2 watch
  • July 24, 2008
    omgomgomg ilove!!!!! this film gd best ahhh like rent basc
  • July 16, 2008
    I really enjoyed this film and the young actresses are great
  • March 31, 2008
    Once upon a time Lynn Redgrave had a career.
  • October 13, 2007
    hILARIOUS! GIVE A GREAT OUTLOOK TO THE INDIAN CULTURE
  • June 16, 2007
    So cuuuuuuuute! And hillarious at times
  • May 27, 2007
    A lovely film which is happy
  • May 22, 2007
    A lovely film and i watch it regularly.
  • April 16, 2007
    Watched it Aaaages ago and it was brilliant.

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