Brothers in Trouble (1995)

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In the mid 1960s, scores of refugees from India illegally came to England looking for a better life and found themselves living the very lives they sought to escape. This British drama, chronicles the daily existence of one household of these illegal refugees. The tale centers on Amir who journeys… More In the mid 1960s, scores of refugees from India illegally came to England looking for a better life and found themselves living the very lives they sought to escape. This British drama, chronicles the daily existence of one household of these illegal refugees. The tale centers on Amir who journeys to a grungy northern English industrial town via vegetable crate with only a few dollars to his name. He ends up staying in a ramshackle house with 17 other illegals, all of them men. They lead a dreary life working in a factory filled with others like them. The only bright spot in their lives is a weekly outing to the local cinema that shows Indian films during the daytime. Occasionally a whore visits the house and provides the men with sexual release. The leader of the house is Hussein Shah, a traditional patriarch. Upon his arrival, Amir is befriended by Sakib, a student who shows him the basic ropes of English living. Despite their humble lives, the men get on well. But one day, Hussein brings home a new illegal alien, a lovely blonde woman from Ireland and trouble ensues. The woman is unmarried and pregnant. To help her, Hussein allows a marriage of convenience between the woman and his smart-alecky nephew Irshad. The baby is born, but more trouble ensues when Hussein begins objecting to the woman's free-spirited ways, and his nephew's lack of respect. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By: Udayan Prasad
Written By: Robert Buckler
Genres: Drama

On DVD: Mar 10, 1998

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Cast

            Angeline Ball as Mary

            Bhasker Patel as Gholam

            William Maxwell as Doctor

            Om Puri as Hussein Shah

            Harmage Singh Kalirai as Sher Baz

            Buddy Uzzaman as Old Ram

            John Lambert as Registrar

            Freddie Fletcher as Redway

            Lesley Clare O'Neill
            
            Mellan Mitchell as Café Owner

            June Broughton as Beryl

            Ahsen Bhatti as Irshad

            Jinx Lootens as Pub Band

            Kulvinder Ghir as Agent

            Huggy Lever as Market Porter

            Riz Abbasi as Asif

            Pravesh Kumar as Sakib

            Pal Aron as Zamara

            Shakher Bassi as Household Ensemble

            Kumall Grewal as Akbar Dal

            Shiv Grewal as Shona Mian

            Sian Holland as Baby Michael

            Luke Johnson as Baby Michael

            Asheer Kaleem as Household Ensemble

            Rez Kempton as Household Ensemble

            Shadin Khosru as Household Ensemble

            Pavan Malhotra as Amir

            Judy Monahan as Nurse

            Steve Nijjar as Household Ensemble

            Maria Redmond as Nurse

            Aftab Sachak as Sakib's Uncle

            Omar Salimi as Raja

            Tich Saunders as Driver

            Avin Shah as Tara Mian

            Sanjit Sil as Household Ensemble

            Peter Silverleaf as Belgian Docker

            Balraj Singh Somal as Household Ensemble

            Noel Stephens as Household Ensemble

            Shereen Wheeks as Baby Michael
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