In 1980s London, Nazneem, a young Bangladeshi woman, feels her soul is quietly dying in her arranged marriage, until the day hot-headed Karim comes knocking at her door.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Tannishtha Chatterjee | ... |
Nazneen
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| Satish Kaushik | ... |
Chanu
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| Christopher Simpson | ... |
Karim
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Naeema Begum | ... |
Shahana
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Lana Rahman | ... |
Bibi
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| Lalita Ahmed | ... |
Mrs Islam
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| Harvey Virdi | ... |
Razia
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Zafreen | ... |
Hasina
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| Harsh Nayyar | ... |
Dr Azad
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Abdul Nlephaz Ali | ... |
Tariq
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Bijal Chandaria | ... |
Shefali
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Mohammed Ahsan | ... |
Meeting Chairman
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Josh Ali | ... |
Meeting Secretary
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Raha Ahmed | ... |
First Speaker at Meeting
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Abed Hakim | ... |
Second Speaker at Meeting
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Ebow Graham | ... |
Additional Meeting Man
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Khalid Miah | ... |
Additional Meeting Man
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Andrew Eduardo Godini Reid | ... |
Additional Meeting Man
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Jean Carnell | ... |
Tattooed Woman
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Debjani Deb | ... |
Young Nazneen
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Kusumika Nagar | ... |
Young Hasina
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Bidyut Das | ... |
Abba
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Dola Chakraborty | ... |
Amma
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lasco Atkins | ... |
Train Customer (uncredited)
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| Bernard Holley | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Barry Newton | ... |
Commentator (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sarah Gavron | ||
Written by
| Monica Ali | ... | (novel) |
| Laura Jones | ... | () |
| Abi Morgan | ... | () |
Produced by
| Ameenah Ayub Allen | ... | assistant producer (as Ameenah Ayub) |
| Katherine Butler | ... | associate producer |
| Chris Collins | ... | producer |
| Paula Jalfon | ... | executive producer |
| Alison Owen | ... | producer |
| Duncan Reid | ... | executive producer |
| Tessa Ross | ... | executive producer |
| Andy Stebbing | ... | line producer |
| Paul Trijbits | ... | executive producer |
| Faye Ward | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jocelyn Pook | ||
Cinematography by
| Robbie Ryan | ||
Editing by
| Melanie Oliver | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Andrews | ... | negative cutter |
| Kerri Aungle | ... | negative cutter |
| Julian Currin | ... | assistant editor |
| Rob Gordon | ... | supervising digital film editor |
| Emily Greenwood | ... | supervising digital on-line editor |
| Kate Higham | ... | assistant editor |
| Kate Mackenzie | ... | assistant editor |
| Patrick Malone | ... | digital intermediate head of production |
| Sabine Smith | ... | negative cutter (as Sabine McDonald) |
| Laurent Treherne | ... | digital intermediate technical director |
Casting By
| Shaheen Baig | ||
| Loveleen Tandan | ||
Production Design by
| Simon Elliott | ||
Art Direction by
| Suzanne Austin | ||
Costume Design by
| Michael O'Connor | ||
Makeup Department
| Kirstin Chalmers | ... | makeup designer |
| Tinks Reding | ... | makeup supervisor: additional photography |
| Gemma Richardson | ... | daily makeup artist |
Production Management
| Scott Bassett | ... | production manager: re-shoots |
| Linda Deacy | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Vinnie Jassal | ... | unit manager |
| Sandeep Rudra | ... | india unit |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Chris Croucher | ... | third assistant director |
| Sangeeta Datta | ... | associate director |
| Jack Ravenscroft | ... | first assistant director |
| Harriet Worth | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Harry Cable | ... | standby props |
| Temple Clark | ... | storyboard artist |
| Annie Gilhooly | ... | production buyer |
| Peter Hallam | ... | property master |
| Russell Oxley | ... | scenic artist |
Sound Department
| Stuart Bagshaw | ... | adr recordist |
| Thom Berryman | ... | adr assistant |
| Chinna Boapeah | ... | boom operator |
| Ricky Butt | ... | foley artist |
| Simon Gershon | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dan Green | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Gareth Llewellyn | ... | adr recordist |
| Ben Meechan | ... | sound effects editor |
| Emma Pegram | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer |
| James Perry | ... | adr recordist |
| Andy Shelley | ... | sound |
| Barnaby Smyth | ... | foley supervisor |
| Jack Stew | ... | foley artist |
| Andrew Stirk | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chris Sturmer | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| David Turner | ... | sound technical coordinator |
Special Effects by
| Bernard Newton | ... | special effects |
| Ed Smith | ... | senior special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Michael Deming | ... | digital film bureau |
| John Palmer | ... | digital film bureau manager: Scanning and Laser record |
| Rob Pizzey | ... | digital colourist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ossian Bacon | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Paddy Blake | ... | focus puller: second unit |
| Andy Cole | ... | best boy |
| Johnny Colley | ... | gaffer (as John Colley) |
| Sara Deane | ... | clapper loader |
| Jaime Feliu-Torres | ... | focus puller |
| Holly Horner | ... | still photographer |
| David Katznelson | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Malcolm McGilchrist | ... | crane grip |
| Pete Nash | ... | grip |
| Sam Phillips | ... | key grip |
| Rupert Power | ... | steadicam operator |
| Christopher Raphael | ... | still photographer: poster |
| Terry Robb | ... | electrician |
| Carolina Schmidtholstein | ... | electrician |
| John Watters | ... | focus puller: India |
| Naresh Kaushal | ... | camera trainee (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Benjamin Till | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anne T. Delaney | ... | costume maker |
| Shane Kingdon | ... | costume assistant |
| Poli Kyriacou | ... | costume trainee |
| Luan Placks | ... | assistant costume designer |
| John Usher | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Daragh Coghlan | ... | location assistant |
| Thomas Elgood | ... | location manager |
| Helene Lenszner | ... | location finder |
Music Department
| Arya Aziminejad | ... | musician |
| Philip Bagenal | ... | score recordist |
| James Bellamy | ... | music editor |
| James Boyd | ... | musician: viola |
| Harvey Brough | ... | musician: guitar |
| Avshalom Caspi | ... | music co-producer |
| Paul Cassidy | ... | musician: viola |
| Nick Cooper | ... | musician: cello |
| Christopher Cowie | ... | musician: oboe (as Chris Cowie) |
| Fiona Cruickshank | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Terry Davies | ... | conductor |
| Olga FitzRoy | ... | assistant music engineer |
| David Fuest | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Sophie Harris | ... | musician: cello |
| Julia Knight | ... | musician: viola |
| Zoe Martlew | ... | musician: cello |
| Laura Moody | ... | musician: cello |
| Alice Neary | ... | musician: cello |
| Steve Parr | ... | music recordist / score recordist |
| Anthony Pike | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Hilary Skewes | ... | musician contractor |
| Matthew Souter | ... | musician: viola |
| Anna Tjan | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Bozidar Vukotic | ... | musician: cello |
| Lucy Wakeford | ... | musician: harp |
| David Walter | ... | music editor |
| Nick Wollage | ... | score recordist |
| Manickam Yogeswaran | ... | musician: indian flute |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sylvia Parker | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Guy Bostock | ... | vehicle coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Andy Brunskill | ... | assistant to producer |
| Sandra Butterworth | ... | dialogue coach |
| Neil Calder | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc. |
| Jo Cameron Brown | ... | dialect coach |
| Jon Duncan | ... | production accountant |
| Penny Frost | ... | floor runner |
| Emily Gardner | ... | runner |
| Uzma Iqbal | ... | assistant to director |
| Timothy P. Jones | ... | digital imaging |
| Christina Jules | ... | accountant: Ruby Films |
| Claudia Kalindjian | ... | unit publicist |
| Alana McGowan | ... | development assistant |
| Mona Qureshi | ... | head of development |
| Salman Sajjadi | ... | assistant crew |
| Andy Scott | ... | production assistant |
| Jonathan Scott | ... | production coordinator |
| Helen Varty | ... | Assistant to Tessa Ross, Film4 |
| Claire Warnes | ... | senior business affairs executive |
| Rebecca Wolf | ... | assistant accountant |
| Mel Churcher | ... | acting coach: pre-production (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Dinesh Anchan | ... | special thanks |
| Shakil Mohammed | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Golden Village Pictures (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Distribution (2008) (France)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Teleview International (2007) (Lebanon) (tv) (Middle East)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies/mobiles)
- Bonded Services (film storage)
- Compuhire (computer playback)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Film4 (development)
- Fuji Photo Film (motion picture film supplied by)
- Hothouse Music (music supervisor)
- Media Services (stationery supplier)
- One Post (digital intermediate)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production services)
- UK Computamatch (negative cutting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneen, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. Trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London, and in a loveless marriage with the middle aged Chanu, she fears her soul is quietly dying. Her sister Hasina, meanwhile, through letters to Nazneen, tells of her carefree life back in Bangladesh, stumbling from one adventure to the next. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle, and keeps her head down in spite of life's blows, but she soon discovers that life cannot be avoided - and is forced to confront it the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door. Written by Sony Pictures Classics |
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| Taglines | Sometimes to find your way home, you must follow your heart. See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP194,745, 18 Nov 2007 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | All three the lead actors playing in the movie, none are of Bangladeshi origin. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Brief Encounter (1945). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Omar Sonar Bangla See more » |
| Quotes |
Nazneen Ahmed:
[narrating]
No one spoke of our mother's death... and I remembered her saying: "If Allah wanted us to ask questions, he would have made us men." See more » |