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About
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.
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 8, 2006
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Starfield Productions, EM Media, Emmi, Film Council, Portman Film, BBC
Cast
Full credits →C
Chandeep Uppal
Meena Kumar
M
Max Beesley
Hairy Neddy
A
Anna Brewster
Anita Rutter
S
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Mr. Kumar
K
Kathy Burke
Mrs. Rutter
K
Kabir Bedi
Yeti
A
Ayesha Dharker
Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
L
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Omerod
A
Alex Freeborn
Sam Lowbridge
M
Mark Williams
The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
L
Lucy Pargeter
Brenda
M
Meera Syal
Auntie Shaila
K
Kathy Burke
Mrs. Diedre Rutter
Z
Zohra Sehgal
Nanima
C
Christine Tremarco
Sandy
C
Claire Downes
Teacher
O
Omid Djalili
Uncle Amman
