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

Anita and Me (2002)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Metin Hüseyin
  • Profile picture of Max Beesley
    Hairy Neddy Max Beesley
  • Profile picture of Anna Brewster
    Anita Rutter Anna Brewster
  • Profile picture of Sanjeev Bhaskar
    Mr. Kumar Sanjeev Bhaskar
  • Profile picture of Kathy Burke
    Mrs. Rutter Kathy Burke
  • Profile picture of Kabir Bedi
    Yeti Kabir Bedi
  • Profile picture of Ayesha Dharker
    Mrs. Daljeet Kumar Ayesha Dharker
  • Profile picture of Lynn Redgrave
    Mrs. Omerod Lynn Redgrave
  • Profile picture of Alex Freeborn
    Sam Lowbridge Alex Freeborn

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Keywords

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