Portland Public Library

Brick Lane, Sony Pictures Classics ; Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, and UK Film Council present ; a Ruby Films production ; screenplay by Abi Morgan & Laura Jones ; produced by Alison Owen & Christopher Collins ; directed by Sarah Gavron

eng

videorecording

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexuality and brief strong language

Brick Lane

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Sony Pictures Classics ; Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, and UK Film Council present ; a Ruby Films production ; screenplay by Abi Morgan & Laura Jones ; produced by Alison Owen & Christopher Collins ; directed by Sarah Gavron

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Sony pictures classics series. DVD

Nazneen is a young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in London during the 1980s. She leaves behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. In a loveless marriage to the middle aged Chanu, she feels trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London. She begins to fear that her soul is quietly dying. Meanwhile, her sister Hasina, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle and tries to keep her head down in spite of life's blows. She soon discovers that life cannot be avoided and she is forced to confront life the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door

Special features include: commentary with director Sarah Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee; interview with Sarah Gavron; deleted scenes; interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee and Christopher Sampson; Exploring Brick Lane featurette; interview with Satish Koushik; scene specific commentaries

general

live action