Actors: Lina El Arabi, Sébastien Houbani, Babak Karimi
Director: Stephan Streker
Writer: Stephan Streker
Cinematography by Grimm Vandekerckhove
Film Editing by Jérôme Guiot, Mathilde Muyard
Tag Archives: arranged marriage
“Brick Lane” (Sarah Gavron, UK 2007)
Cast: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Naeema Begum
Directed by Sarah Gavron
Written by Abi Morgan, Laura Jones
Based on the novel by Monica Ali
Music: Jocelyn Pook
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Editing: Melanie Oliver
“Tanna” (Martin Butler & Bentley Dean, Australia 2015)
Poignant story showing the intricate interaction of love and politics in tribal life. Weak point: the occidental music doesn’t mix well with the original tribal one.
Actors: Kapan Cook, Mungau Dain, Charlie Kahla
Directors: Martin Butler, Bentley Dean
Writers: Martin Butler, John Collee, Bentley Dean
Music: Antony Partos
Cinematography: Bentley Dean
Editing: Tania Nehme
“The Namesake” (Mira Nair, USA 2006)
“The Namesake” reminds us of what it means to be American.
Cast: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Sahira Nair, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson
Directed: Mira Nair
Photography: Frederick Elmes
Writers: Sooni Taraporevala; based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri