Brothers in Trouble

Brothers in Trouble

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 23, 1995

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

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 23, 1995

Brothers in Trouble
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers BBC Films, Renegade Films
Original title Brothers in Trouble
Directors Udayan Prasad
Writers Abdullah Hussein, Robert Buckler

Cast

Om Puri

as Hussein Shah

Angeline Ball

as Mary

Ace Bhatti

as Irshad

Bhasker Patel

as Gholam

Pavan Malhotra

as Amir

Pravesh Kumar

as Sakib

Badi Uzzaman

as Old Ram

Harmage Singh Kalirai

as Sher Baz

Kumall Grewal

as Akbar Dal

Marc Anwar

as Raja (as Omar Salimi)

Pal Aron

as Zamara

Shiv Grewal

as Shona Mian

Lesley Clare O'Neill

as Prostitute

Kulvinder Ghir

as Agent

Riz Abbasi

as Asif

Freddie Fletcher

as Redway

June Broughton

as Beryl

William Maxwell

as Doctor

Huggy Leaver

as Market Porter

Aftab Sachak

as Sakib's Uncle

John Lambert

as Registrar

Tich Saund

as Driver (as Tich Saunders)

Judy Monahan

as Nurse

Peter Silverleaf

as Belgian Docker

Maria Redmond

as Nurse O'Malley

Mellan Mitchell

as Cafe Owner

Shereen Wheeks

as Baby Michael

Sian Holland

as Baby Michael

Luke Johnson

as Baby Michael

Shadin Khosru

as Household Ensemble #1

Shekhar Bassi

as Household Ensemble #2

Balraj Singh Somal

as Household Ensemble #3

Steven Nijjar

as Household Ensemble #4

Sanjit Sil

as Household Ensemble #5

Rez Kempton

as Household Ensemble #6

Asheer Kaleem

as Household Ensemble #7

Vimal Stephens

as Household Ensemble #8 (as Noel Stephens)

Peter Jacques

as Priest (uncredited)