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Anita and Me( 2002)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Chandeep Uppal

      Meena Kumar

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      Max Beesley

      Hairy Neddy

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      Anna Brewster

      Anita Rutter

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      Sanjeev Bhaskar

      Mr. Kumar

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      Kathy Burke

      Mrs. Rutter

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      Kabir Bedi

      Yeti

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      Ayesha Dharker

      Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

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      Lynn Redgrave

      Mrs. Omerod

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      Alex Freeborn

      Sam Lowbridge

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      Mark Williams

      The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan

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      Lucy Pargeter

      Brenda

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      Meera Syal

      Auntie Shaila

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      Kathy Burke

      Mrs. Diedre Rutter

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      Zohra Sehgal

      Nanima

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      Christine Tremarco

      Sandy

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      Claire Downes

      Teacher

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      Georgia Patrick

      Tracey Rutter

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      Omid Djalili

      Uncle Amman

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Sep 03 2023
    This is one of these gentle, tender, coming-of-age movies that raises the odd smile but is really pretty unremarkable. I can't speculate as to the degree in which it is semi-autobiographical of writer Meera Syal's own upbringing; but it centres around the story of a young British Asian girl "Meena" (Chandeep Uppal) whose family live in a town in the Midlands of England where she has to do her own growing up against a background of boredom and innate racial hostility. When the "Rutter" family move in next door, she is impressed by "Anita" (Anna Brewster) despite her being a bit rough around the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

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