Anita and Me (2002)

Directed by

Metin Hüseyin

Genre

comedy drama, female buddy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

12A

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl growing up in a 1970s English mining village navigates her British Asian identity. She befriends a charismatic local girl named Anita, leading to clashes with her traditional family and a journey of self-discovery.

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What happens

Anita and Me is a 2002 British comedy-drama film directed by Metin Hüseyin and starring Chandeep Uppal, Kabir Bedi, and Anna Brewster. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Meera Syal. It was released during a period of popularity for British Asian films, alongside such as East Is East and Bend It Like Beckham. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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