A Kind of English is a 1986 British drama film, directed by Ruhul Amin and written by Paul Hallam. It stars Lalita Ahmed, Jamil Ali, Afroza Bulbul, Badsha Haq and Andrew Johnson. The film is about a Bengali family living in London.[1][2]
A Kind of English | |
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Directed by | Ruhul Amin |
Written by | Paul Hallam |
Produced by | Richard Taylor |
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Cinematography | Jonathan Collinson |
Edited by | Richard Taylor |
Music by | Lucy Rahman |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Cast
edit- Lalita Ahmed as Mariom
- Jamil Ali as Samir
- Afroza Bulbul as Shahanara
- Badsha Haq as Chan
- Andrew Johnson as Tariq
Reception
editA Kind of English was shown in festivals around the world and earned critical acclaim. The film was compared with early work of De Sica and Satyajit Ray.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor (2015). "A Kind of English (1986)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. New York. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Kind of English". Movies.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Malik, Sarita (Autumn 1994). "Dr Sarita Malik (PhD)- interviews Ruhul Amin for BLACK FILM BULLETIN". No. 3 (2 ed.). a British film institute magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
External links
edit- A Kind of English at IMDb
- A Kind of English at AllMovie
- A Kind of English at the TCM Movie Database
- A Kind of English at Movies.com
- A Kind of English on YouTube