SummaryNazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London’s East End. In this new world, pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence – and to do her duty to her husband. A man ... Read More
Directed By:Sarah Gavron
Written By:Monica Ali, Laura Jones, Abi Morgan
Brick Lane
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61
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Tells a story we think we already know, but we're wrong: It has new things to say within an old formula.
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A slow-moving but heartfelt film.
70
Absorbing enough, moving enough, and visually attractive enough to provide a perfectly acceptable night out at the movies.
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A thoughtful and often evocative drama of identity and assimilation, but she leaves Nazneen so cocooned in her protective shell of disconnection that we can't connect emotionally.
60
Well-acted and grounded in reality, Brick Lane is never overly emotional, even when it deals with the days after 9/11.
50
The movie is notable for its perceptive take on issues facing immigrants, and atmospherically photographed by Robbie Ryan (Red Road), but its flat, static quality belies the novel's richness.
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Brick Lane has been whittled down from Monica Ali's expansive 2003 novel into a glossy but overly efficient drama that, like Nazneen's husband, is ultimately too ineffectual to make much of a dent.
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Nov 25, 2021
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This is very much an immersive film, at times a sobering and yet thoughtful one that does well at portraying the life of indian immigrants in London. I liked the music played, the traditional Indian instrumental music and also seeing the bright vivid colours of the indian culture, the costumes and celebrations etc. Plus; it was, of course, sad to see how people were looked down on by some. Watching the characters watch 9/11 happen again gave me the chills. I particularly liked the characterisation in this film - I thought it felt quite realistic and so it was a good film, one I'd recommend, especially with the ending, which was surprisingly somewhat moving, making this a reasonably solid film.
Production Company:
- Film4
- Ingenious Film Partners
- Ruby Films
- Seven Seas Productions
- UK Film Council
Release Date:Jun 20, 2008
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Sometimes to find your way home, you must follow your heart.
Awards
Dinard British Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
