Brothers in Trouble
1995Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.
Acted in
Om Puri
as Hussein Shah
Angeline Ball
as Mary
Ace Bhatti
as Irshad
Bhasker Patel
as Gholam
Pavan Malhotra
as Amir
Pravesh Kumar
as Sakib
Badi Uzzaman
as Old Ram
Harmage Singh Kalirai
as Sher Baz
Kumall Grewal
as Akbar Dal
Marc Anwar
as Raja (as Omar Salimi)
Pal Aron
as Zamara
Shiv Grewal
as Shona Mian
Lesley Clare O'Neill
as Prostitute
Kulvinder Ghir
as Agent
Riz Abbasi
as Asif
Freddie Fletcher
as Redway
June Broughton
as Beryl
William Maxwell
as Doctor
Huggy Leaver
as Market Porter
Aftab Sachak
as Sakib's Uncle
John Lambert
as Registrar
Tich Saund
as Driver (as Tich Saunders)
Judy Monahan
as Nurse
Peter Silverleaf
as Belgian Docker
Maria Redmond
as Nurse O'Malley
Mellan Mitchell
as Cafe Owner
Shereen Wheeks
as Baby Michael
Sian Holland
as Baby Michael
Luke Johnson
as Baby Michael
Shadin Khosru
as Household Ensemble #1
Shekhar Bassi
as Household Ensemble #2
Balraj Singh Somal
as Household Ensemble #3
Steven Nijjar
as Household Ensemble #4
Sanjit Sil
as Household Ensemble #5
Rez Kempton
as Household Ensemble #6
Asheer Kaleem
as Household Ensemble #7
Vimal Stephens
as Household Ensemble #8 (as Noel Stephens)
Peter Jacques
as Priest (uncredited)