My Son the Fanatic

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My Son the Fanatic

1997

1h 28m

5.0(16 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

18 members

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Om Puri

Parvez

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Rachel Griffiths

Bettina / Sandra

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Akbar Kurtha

Farid

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Stellan Skarsgård

Schitz

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Sarah-Jane Potts

Madeline Fingerhut

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Gopi Desai

Minoo

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Harish Patel

Fizzy

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Geoffrey Bateman

Chief Inspector Fingerhut

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Moya Brady

Druggy Prostitute

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Bernard Wrigley

Drunk Man

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Andy Devine

Comedian

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Rowena King

Margot

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Bhasker Patel

Maulvi

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Dev Sagoo

Taxi Controller

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Badi Uzzaman

Man in Mosque

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Olwen May

Prostitute

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Alison Burrows

Prostitute

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Judi Jones

Mrs. Fingerhut

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