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My Son the Fanatic(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-10-21
50%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Languages: English.
Countries:
France,
United Kingdom
Revenue: $408,339.00
Movie: My Son the Fanatic
Top 10 Billed Cast
Om Puri
Parvez
Rachel Griffiths
Bettina / Sandra
Akbar Kurtha
Farid
Stellan Skarsgård
Schitz
Sarah-Jane Potts
Madeline Fingerhut
Harish Patel
Fizzy
Geoffrey Bateman
Chief Inspector Fingerhut
Bernard Wrigley
Drunk man
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