West Is West (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, West Is West is a comedy film directed by Andy de Emmony, running about 103 minutes. “Same family. Different country. A lot more baggage.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Comedy sequel to "East Is East". Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier. It is not long before Ella Khan (Mrs Khan No2) with a small entourage from Salford, England, swiftly follows to sort out the mess, past and present.

Who’s in it. West Is West stars Aqib Khan as Sajid Khan, Om Puri as George Khan, Linda Bassett as Ella Khan and Robert Pugh as Mr. Jordan, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, West Is West has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $3.9M at the box office.

Where to watch. In GB you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV and Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch West Is West page.

If you liked it. Fans of West Is West tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.