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My Son the Fanatic (1997) · Cineora

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AN UDAYAN PRASAD FILM

My Son the Fanatic

19971h 28mMovie

ComedyDrama

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 1.7K votes

THE STORY

Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.

Funny
Bittersweet
Thought-provoking
Family
Cultural identity
Faith

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and a quick watch.

DirectorUdayan Prasad

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Om PuriParvez

Rachel GriffithsBettina / Sandra

Akbar KurthaFarid

Stellan SkarsgårdSchitz

Sarah-Jane PottsMadeline Fingerhut

Gopi DesaiMinoo

Harish PatelFizzy

Geoffrey BatemanChief Inspector Fingerhut

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