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Anita and Me (2002)

5.9/10 1h 33m Nov 22, 2002
Comedy Drama Family

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.

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Movie Details

Original Title Anita and Me
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

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Chandeep Uppal
Meena Kumar
Popularity: 0.1
Max Beesley
Max Beesley
Hairy Neddy
Popularity: 2.1
Anna Brewster
Anna Brewster
Anita Rutter
Popularity: 1.7
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Mr. Kumar
Popularity: 0.6
Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke
Mrs. Rutter
Popularity: 1.0
Kabir Bedi
Kabir Bedi
Yeti
Popularity: 0.5
Ayesha Dharker
Ayesha Dharker
Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
Popularity: 4.2
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Omerod
Popularity: 4.4
Alex Freeborn
Alex Freeborn
Sam Lowbridge
Popularity: 0.1
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Popularity: 1.8
Lucy Pargeter
Lucy Pargeter
Brenda
Popularity: 0.2
Meera Syal
Meera Syal
Auntie Shaila
Popularity: 2.2

Key Crew

Director Metin Hüseyin
Writer Meera Syal
Producer Paul Raphael, Meera Syal
Editor Annie Kocur
Executive Producer Bill Allan, Peter Carlton, Keith Evans

Production

Starfield Productions
EM Media
GB
Emmi
Portman Film
BBC
GB

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Meera Syal on Anita And Me, decolonizing the curriculum and American acting opportunities | BAFTA
Meera Syal on Anita And Me, decolonizing the curriculum and American acting opportunities | BAFTA
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Keywords

based on novel or book england culture clash 1970s growing up working class awakening midlands

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Sep 3, 2023

This is one of these gentle, tender, coming-of-age movies that raises the odd smile but is really pretty unremarkable. I can't speculate as to the degree in which it is semi-autobiographical of writer Meera Syal's own upbringing; but it centres around the story of a young British Asian girl "Meena" ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 22, 2002
Runtime 1h 33m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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