# West Is West (2010)

> A bullied Salford teenager is sent to Punjab to be reshaped by his estranged father's first family, exposing a comic and painful web of cultural loyalties.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/44163

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Andy De Emmony
- Cast: Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Robert Pugh, Jimi Mistry, Vanessa Hehir, Lesley Nicol, Zita Sattar
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441956/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, boisterous, claustrophobic, family movie night, british cinema evening

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