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Anita and Me (2002)

Anita and Me (2002)

Drama Comedy Family
Release Date: 2002, November 22
Directors: Metin Hüseyin
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Starfield Productions, EM Media, Emmi, Portman Film, BBC
Cast: Mark Williams, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Omid Djalili, Meera Syal, Anna Brewster, Max Beesley, Ayesha Dharker, Kathy Burke, Kabir Bedi, Lynn Redgrave, Christine Tremarco, Lucy Pargeter

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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