21 October 1997 Drama, Comedy 88 mins
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
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Om Puri as Parvez
Rachel Griffiths as Bettina / Sandra
Akbar Kurtha as Farid
Stellan Skarsgård as Schitz
Sarah-Jane Potts as Madeline Fingerhut
Gopi Desai as Minoo
Harish Patel as Fizzy
Geoffrey Bateman as Chief Inspector Fingerhut
Moya Brady as Druggy Prostitute
Bernard Wrigley as Drunk Man
Andy Devine as Comedian
Rowena King as Margot
Bhasker Patel as Maulvi
Dev Sagoo as Taxi Controller
Badi Uzzaman as Man in Mosque
Olwen May as Prostitute
Udayan Prasad Director
Hanif Kureishi Story
George Faber Executive Producer
Hanif Kureishi Writer
Chris Curling Producer
David Gamble Editor
Alan Almond Director of Photography
Michael Elliott Second Assistant Director
Stephen Warbeck Original Music Composer
France 21 October 1997
United Kingdom 19 September 1999
United States 25 June 1999
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