Brothers in Trouble

Brothers in Trouble

1995
1h 42min

Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.

Brothers in Trouble

Storyline

Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.
    Released
    8/23/1995
    Runtime
    1h 42min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Renegade Films, BBC Film
Cast
Om Puri
Om Puri
Hussein Shah
Angeline Ball
Angeline Ball
Mary
Ace Bhatti
Ace Bhatti
Irshad
Bhasker Patel
Bhasker Patel
Gholam
Pavan Malhotra
Pavan Malhotra
Amir
Pravesh Kumar
Pravesh Kumar
Sakib
Badi Uzzaman
Badi Uzzaman
Old Ram
Harmage Singh Kalirai
Harmage Singh Kalirai
Sher Baz
Kumall Grewal
Akbar Dal
Marc Anwar
Raja (as Omar Salimi)
Pal Aron
Zamara
Shiv Grewal
Shona Mian
Lesley Clare O'Neill
Prostitute
Kulvinder Ghir
Kulvinder Ghir
Agent
Riz Abbasi
Riz Abbasi
Asif
Freddie Fletcher
Freddie Fletcher
Redway
June Broughton
Beryl
William Maxwell
Doctor
Huggy Leaver
Market Porter
Aftab Sachak
Sakib's Uncle
John Lambert
Registrar
Tich Saund
Driver (as Tich Saunders)
Judy Monahan
Nurse
Peter Silverleaf
Peter Silverleaf
Belgian Docker
Maria Redmond
Nurse O'Malley
Mellan Mitchell
Cafe Owner
Shereen Wheeks
Baby Michael
Sian Holland
Baby Michael
Luke Johnson
Baby Michael
Shadin Khosru
Household Ensemble #1
Shekhar Bassi
Household Ensemble #2
Balraj Singh Somal
Household Ensemble #3
Steven Nijjar
Household Ensemble #4
Sanjit Sil
Household Ensemble #5
Rez Kempton
Rez Kempton
Household Ensemble #6
Asheer Kaleem
Household Ensemble #7
Vimal Stephens
Household Ensemble #8 (as Noel Stephens)
Peter Jacques
Priest (uncredited)
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