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A Private Enterprise (1974)

A Private Enterprise poster
Directed by
Peter Smith
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Indian immigrant in Birmingham tries to start his own business. The film follows his attempts to build something for himself in 1970s England.

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What happens

A Private Enterprise is a 1974 British film directed by Peter K. Smith and starring Salmaan Peerzada and Marc Zuber. It was written by Dilip Hiro and Smith, and produced by the British Film Institute. An Indian immigrant in Birmingham attempts to start his own business. It is regarded as the first British Asian film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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