My Son the Fanatic
1997 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Udayan Prasad |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Hanif Kureishi |
| Staring: |
| Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Udayan Prasad |
| Writer: | Hanif Kureishi |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | muslim, love, cab driver, british asian |
| Production Companies | BBC Film, BBC, Zephyr Films, Canal Plus Image International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $408,339
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Om Puri | Parvez |
| Rachel Griffiths | Bettina / Sandra |
| Akbar Kurtha | Farid |
| Stellan Skarsgård | Schitz |
| Sarah-Jane Potts | Madeline Fingerhut |
| Gopi Desai | Minoo |
| Harish Patel | Fizzy |
| Geoffrey Bateman | Chief Inspector Fingerhut |
| Moya Brady | Druggy Prostitute |
| Bernard Wrigley | Drunk Man |
| Andy Devine | Comedian |
| Rowena King | Margot |
| Bhasker Patel | Maulvi |
| Dev Sagoo | Taxi Controller |
| Badi Uzzaman | Man in Mosque |
| Olwen May | Prostitute |
| Alison Burrows | Prostitute |
| Judi Jones | Mrs. Fingerhut |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hanif Kureishi | Story, Writer |
| Udayan Prasad | Director |
| Alan Almond | Director of Photography |
| David Gamble | Editor |
| Michael Elliott | Second Assistant Director |
| Stephen Warbeck | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chris Curling | Producer |
| George Faber | Executive Producer |
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