Brick Lane (film)

"Brick Lane" is a 2007 film starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Monica Ali. is about an 18 year-old woman named Nazneen, who moves to London from rural Bangladesh, with her husband Chanu, who is twice her age and was wedded to her in an arranged marriage.citeweb |url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/b/Brick-Lane/index-4540589.html |title=Brick Lane Movie |publisher=Yahoo! |accessdate=2008-08-05] On doing this she leaves behind her sister and her home. Married to a man she does not love, she receives letters from her sister about her carefree life, living vicariously through those letters.

Nazneen is filled with desire when a young, good-looking clothing worker visits her house and she has an affair with him.citeweb |url=http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/review.asp?ID=760 |title=Brick Lane Review (DVD) |publisher=Future Movies |accessdate=2008-08-05] The movie is based during the 9/11 period where racial tension was risen, and the Bengali community was becoming more religious including the character "Karim". The film was critically acclaimed and the novel was an award-winning best seller.citeweb |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7034178.stm |title=BBC Entertainment |publisher=BBC - BBC News |accessdate=2007-09-08] The film caused controversy among a relatively small number of Bangladeshis in London. They objected to some comments made by the character Chanu, arguing that these portrayed the Bangladeshi community as backward and uneducated. On 31 July 2006, a protest was held in Brick Lane where over 100 people marched and unsuccessfully demanded the film be banned.citeweb |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5229872.stm |title=Brick Lane protestors hurt over 'lies' |publisher=BBC - BBC News |accessdate=2006-07-31]

It is a woman's journey about finding her own voice and searching for her place caught between two worlds. The film is directed by Sarah Gavron and produced by Alison Owen.

Sarah Gavron was nominated for a Bafta nomination and both Tannishtha Chatterjee and Sarah Gavron were nominated for Bifa as for the best actress and best director in 2007. The film won a Siver Hitchcock and best screenplay at the [http://archives18.festivaldufilm-dinard.com/index-en.php Dinard British Film Festival] .

The film was released in the UK on 16 November 2007, and in the US by Sony Picture Classics in limited release on June 20, 2008. The DVD Region 2 release occurred on 10 March 2008. There is currently no publicized date for a Region 1 DVD release.

"Brick Lane" was somewhat well-received, earning a 65% favourable rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a rating of 65/100 on Metacritic. Roger Ebert and Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian gave this film a particularly good review,

The film had its first public screening at the Telluride film festival.

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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0940585/awards IMDB awards]