
Brothers in Trouble
Amir 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.
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- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival23 Aug 1995
- Theatrical1511 Oct 1996
- TVBBC Two (Screen Two)21 Jun 1997
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- Premiere37th Thessaloniki International Film Festival10 Nov 1996
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Brothers in Trouble was released on 11 October 1996.
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