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My Son the Fanatic (1997) Movie Reviews
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Also of special note is the strong performance by Akbar Kurtha ( Bhaji on the Beach ) as Farid, Parvez's son, the "fanatic." Few who see this film will forget the thunderous final scene between father and son, in which each allows his own burning rage...read the complete My Son the Fanatic (1997) review at Reel.com
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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
``My Son the Fanatic'' is the name of a British film that opens today at the Embarcadero Center Cinema, but it's hard to imagine a more misleading title for this intelligent, delicately textured drama about cross-cultural romance.
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With a pockmarked face, whose every scar seems to hold some untold story, Parvez is a gregarious father who likes to think he's in charge of his family. In a scene of delicate and revealing intimacy, his wife, Minoo (Gopi Desai), massages his toes after...read the complete My Son the Fanatic (1997) review at IMDB.com
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by Ronald Scheer "ro... on December 01, 2007
This thoughtful BBC film from writer Hanif Kareishi tells a complex story of a Pakistani taxi-driver, ...
by David Thomson "Se... on August 01, 2005
Parvez was born in Pakistan and moved to London some twenty five years earlier. He has mostly assimilated into his new cultural milieu and considers religion to be a secondary aspect of his overall identity. So much so, our central character has become ...
by Shashank Tripathi on June 08, 2003
Made in 1997 (ps: pre-911) it is remarkable how a movie so simple in its narrative, and so in the shadow of critical cinema, could depict such smack-dab nuances of eastern immigrants at odds with a western setting or how the cultural assimilation of ...
by Linda Linguvic on August 24, 2002
The theme of immigrant children rejecting traditional values is a common one. But in this 1997 British gem, there's a twist. This screenplay, by Hanif Kuresshi, tells a story of a Pakistani-British taxicab driver whose only son reverts to Moslem ...
by David Clement "da... on July 22, 2001
What a great story. It's emotionally and ethically complex, but never pedantic or pandering. Everyone involved in designing and realizing this film is on top of their game. I loved it. ...
by Carra R Lane on April 19, 2001
All five stars. This extraordinarily ...
by Grady Harp on March 11, 2007
MY SON THE FANATIC is a small scale film made in 1998 about the problems of cross culture assimilation between Pakistanis and the British - or rather between Muslim and Christian - that packs a powerful punch in the understanding of current clashes ...
by M. A. ZAIDI "Ali ... on March 15, 2002
In a small city in the English midlands, a Pakistani immigrant named Parvez (Om Puri) works long hours driving a cab to provide modest comfort for his disapproving wife, Minoo (Gopi Desai), and better opportunities for his collegiate son, Farid (Akbar ...
by Winthrop Harrison... on January 22, 2002
'My Son the Fanatic' is a tremendous film. The power & message of the film was surely powerful in 1998. But in my American winter of 2002, this film strikes deep. I've been to the Docklands, Hackney & Vauxhall - this film captures the base racism ...
by Brian A. Gross on August 18, 2000
My Son the Fanatic is a queer and original coming-of-age piece; written primarily from the parents' perspective about their collegiate son's rebelliousness against mass culture and his libertine father, and his retreat into a stark conservatism.Written ...
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