East is East (Film)

After watching the film write a little about each character:

EAST IS EAST

Sajid
Zaheed/George
Nazir
Annie
Ella
Tariq
Abdul
Maneer
Saleem
Meenah

Poligamy
Mixed Marriage
Racism
Satire
Tradition
Fish&Chip Shop
Circumcision
Culture Clash
Homosexual
Muslim
Urine
Pakistany Immigrant
Marital Abuse
1970’s
Arranged Marriage
Family Conflict
South Asian
Big Teeth

The plot: Arrange the plot so that it makes sense:

Ella, his English wife, loves her husband, but she also wants her children to be happy. George Khan (nicknamed Ghengis by his children) is a proud Pakistani, only aspire to being citizens of the modern world. but they are living in Salford, in the north of England, in 1971. the owner of a fish and chip shop, who rules his family with a rod of iron. The children, who consider themselves British and want to avoid falling into the trap of arranged marriages, . He believes he is bringing up his seven children to be respectable Pakistanis,

Comprehension questions: Answer these questions:

Why does Nazir’s picture disappear?

Why do the children hide from the mosque bus?

Why do they go to Bradford?

Why do you think Bradford is called Bradiston?

What kind of chair does the father bring home?

Why does George want to move to Bradford?

Why doesn’t the mother want to move?

Why doesn’t the father tell the sons about the engagement?

What are the daughters like?

Why do you think Sajid wears the parka all the time?

Who do you think Enoch Powell is? Try to guess

Racism:

Write as many examples of racism as you have seen in the film: