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My Son the Fanatic
My Son the Fanatic

My Son the Fanatic

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DramaComedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$408339

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

4.867/10

Release Date

21 October 1997

Country

France

Cast

Om Puri

Om Puri

Parvez

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Bettina / Sandra

Akbar Kurtha

Akbar Kurtha

Farid

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Schitz

Sarah-Jane Potts

Sarah-Jane Potts

Madeline Fingerhut

Gopi Desai

Gopi Desai

Minoo

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Fizzy

Geoffrey Bateman

Geoffrey Bateman

Chief Inspector Fingerhut

Moya Brady

Moya Brady

Druggy Prostitute

Bernard Wrigley

Bernard Wrigley

Drunk Man

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Comedian

Rowena King

Rowena King

Margot

Bhasker Patel

Bhasker Patel

Maulvi

Dev Sagoo

Dev Sagoo

Taxi Controller

Badi Uzzaman

Badi Uzzaman

Man in Mosque

Olwen May

Olwen May

Prostitute

Alison Burrows

Alison Burrows

Prostitute

Judi Jones

Judi Jones

Mrs. Fingerhut

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