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My Son the Fanatic (1997)
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7 January 1998 (France) morePlot:
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Om Puri | ... | Parvez |
 | Rachel Griffiths | ... | Bettina / Sandra |
 | Akbar Kurtha | ... | Farid |
 | Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Schitz |
 | Gopi Desai | ... | Minoo |
| Harish Patel | ... | Fizzy |
 | Sarah-Jane Potts | ... | Madeline Fingerhut (as Sarah Jane Potts) |
| Judi Jones | ... | Mrs. Fingerhut |
| Geoffrey Bateman | ... | Chief Inspector Fingerhut |
| Bernard Wrigley | ... | Drunk man |
| Moya Brady | ... | Druggy prostitute |
| Badi Uzzaman | ... | Man in mosque |
| Andy Devine | ... | Comedian |
| Shiv Grewal | ... | Waiter |
| Omar Salimi | ... | Rashid |
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Rated R for sexuality, language and a scene of drug use.Parents Guide:
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This is a great film, however I must comment that I have found many foreign films listed as "comedy" or "humorous" when in fact they are poignant, disturbing and brilliant (thank you netflix and blockbuster). "No Man's Land" and "Happy Times" are fantastic movies that are incorrectly labeled as comedy, and "My Son the Fanatic" is regrettably categorized as comedy as well. The reality of each character's life is vivid and heart breaking. I felt so uncomfortable witnessing Parvez struggle with his peers, the German, his wife and son, and Bettina. Coupled with "My Beautiful Laundrette" you get a taste of immigrant life in Britain.