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Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. The themes of his work have touched on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. Kureishi was born in London to a Pakistani father and an English mother....
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The Mother

The Mother is a 2003 British film directed by Roger Michell. May (played by Anne Reid) is an ordinary grandmother from Northern England. When her husband dies on a family visit to London, she recedes into the background of her busy, metropolitan...

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  • Nov 14, 2003

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  • 112 min (67.2 hs )

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My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. The screenplay was written by Hanif Kureishi. Omar (Gordon Warnecke) is the son of a Pakistani journalist who lives in London but hates Britain and its international politics. By...

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  • Nov 16, 1985

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  • 97 min (58 hs )

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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) is a film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. Sammy (Ayub Khan-Din) and Rosie (Frances Barber) are husband and wife, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father ...

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  • Sep 13, 1987

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  • 101 min (60.6 hs )

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Venus

Venus is a 2006 film starring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker. It is directed by Roger Michell and written by Hanif Kureishi. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and was put on limited release in...

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  • 2006

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  • 95 min (57 hs )

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My Son the Fanatic

My Son the Fanatic is a 1997 British drama film directed by Udayan Prasad. It was written by Hanif Kureishi after his short story My Son the Fanatic. One of the most revealing insights into Britain’s recent social history comes early in “My Son the...

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  • 1997

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  • 87 min (52 hs )

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