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 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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Angeline Ball - Mary
- William Maxwell - Doctor
- Harmage Singh Kalirai - Sher Baz
- John Lambert - Registrar
- Lesley Clare O'Neill
- Ahsen Bhatti - Irshad
- Kulvinder Ghir - Agent
- Riz Abbasi - Asif
- Pal Aron - Zamara
- Kumall Grewal - Akbar Dal
- Sian Holland - Baby Michael
- Asheer Kaleem - Household Ensemble
- Shadin Khosru - Household Ensemble
- Judy Monahan - Nurse
- Maria Redmond - Nurse
- Omar Salimi - Raja
- Avin Shah - Tara Mian
- Peter Silverleaf - Belgian Docker
- Noel Stephens - Household Ensemble
- Mellan Mitchell - Café Owner
- Bhasker - Gholam
- Om Puri - Hussein Shah
- Buddy Uzzaman - Old Ram
- Freddie Fletcher - Redway
- June Broughton - Beryl
- Jinx Lootens - Pub Band
- Huggy Lever - Market Porter
- Pravesh Kumar - Sakib
- Shakher Bassi - Household Ensemble
- Shiv Grewal - Shona Mian
- Luke Johnson - Baby Michael
- Rez Kempton - Household Ensemble
- Pavan Malhotra - Amir
- Steve Nijjar - Household Ensemble
- Aftab Sachak - Sakib's Uncle
- Tich Saunders - Driver
- Sanjit Sil - Household Ensemble
- Balraj Singh Somal - Household Ensemble
- Shereen Wheeks - Baby Michael
- Director(s):
- Udayan Prasad
- Writer(s):
- Robert Buckler
- Producer(s):
- Robert Buckler
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
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