A day trip to Blackpool to sea the lights a harmless break from the routine for a minibus full of women from the Asian Women's Centre. It all seems innocent enough but as the minibus trundles along to a Punjabi rendition of Cliff Richard's ""Summer Holiday"" problems quickly become apparent. Ginder (Kim Vithana) is fleeing her violent husband with her five-year-old son. Hashida (Sarita Khajuria) is eighteen about to start medical school and has just discovered she is pregnant by he
A landmark for Black and Queer British film, Isaac Julien's iconic, beautifully crafted 1991 period piece has been newly remastered by the BFI. A convincing picture of late 70s London, youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police have other ideas. Product Features Audio commentary with director Isaac Julien and cinematographer Nina Kellgren, moderated by the BFI's William Fowler Original theatrical trailer Newly created optional English subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing Newly created optional audio description track **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Alex Ramon, archival writing on the film and cast and credits
Recently widowed and bringing up two teenage children local general practitioner and forensic surgeon Dr. Paul Dangerfield is a morose and brooding man dedicated to his profession sometimes at the cost of his personal relationships. Episodes Comprise: 1. Police Brutality 2. The Accidental Shooting 3. A Patient's Secret 4. Victim of Rape (1) 5. Victim of Rape (2) 6. Peeping Tom
From the acclaimed artist and filmmaker Issac Julien comes this powerful drama set on an East London housing estate in the summer of 1977. Focussing on Chris and Caz a pair of pirate radio DJs living amongst punks and skinheads Julien's film explores the social and sexual tensions that arise in a community following the murder of a local black gay man.
Summer 1977 the week of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Passion is in the air of the dark blue London sky. TJ is out cruising the park for love and is murdered. A beatbox lying in the bushes is the only clue... Soul mates since childhood Chris and Caz are two young black disc jockeys who run the coolest pirate radio station in town Soul Patrol. The skins on Chris's housing estate mock him and Caz; they envy their black soul boy style. However Chris has ambitions beyond the pirat
Bhaji on the Beach is the directorial debut of Gurinda Chadha, which--like her next film, What's Cooking--features women as the central characters and seems to involve food at every turn. It's an ensemble piece, which takes a while to establish the characters' relationships with each other. But eventually the focus of the film--based on a story by Meera Syal--gets distilled to a group of women taken on a day trip to Blackpool by a progressive thinking "sister". The skies are suitably grey as they arrive in the English resort town, with the amusement arcades, takeaways and shop fronts looking tacky and run down. There's Ginder (Kim Vithana), who has run away from her violent husband, Hashida (Sarita Khajuria), who has a major decision to make and conservative aunties Asha (Lalita Ahmed) and Pushpa (Zohra Sehgal), not to mention youngsters Ladhu (Nisha K Nayar) and Madhu (Renu Kochar) who are just along for the excitement. As the day wears on, tension mounts between the different generations as secrets come out into the open. It matters little that the plot feels a touch contrived--particularly the convergence of significant characters towards the end--as there's a lot of energy in the performances. The result is a bit rough around the edges, but there's a lot to amuse here, not least in the colourful nod to Bollywood contained in Asha's many dream sequences. --Emma Perry
Bhaji On The Beach: A day trip to Blackpool to 'sea' the lights a harmless break from the routine for a minibus full of women from the Asian Women’s Centre. It all seems innocent enough but as the minibus trundles along to a Punjabi rendition of Cliff Richard’s Summer Holiday problems quickly become apparent. Ginder is fleeing her violent husband with her five-year-old son. Hashida is eighteen about to start medical school and has just discovered she is pregnant by her black boyfriend.... Monsoon Wedding: An exuberant drama set in New Delhi where ancient culture and dot.com modernity combine in unique and perfect harmony. The film traces five intersecting stories each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class continent and morality. The plot centres around the last minute arranged marriage which joins together the Verma family from all around the world. The family re-unites in New Delhi to join in the celebrations with the bride and groom-to-be. The relentless summer heat mirrors the story's building intensity as the city anticipates the cooling torrent of the monsoons and when the rains come the downpour brings romance revelation and liberation. East Is East: George Khan proud Pakistani and chip shop owner rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Pakistanis - but this is Salford in the North of England in 1971. For the seven kids of George Khan life is one long compromise. Tomboy Meenah prefers playing footie to wearing a sari hippie Saleem pretends to be studying engineering when he's really at art school heart-throb Tariq has got a reputation as a local Casanova and Sajid hasn't even been circumcised yet! In the Khan's cramped terrace house with its scant indoor plumbing anarchy erupts on a daily basis.
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