A Kind of English | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Paul Hallam |
Directed by | Ruhul Amin |
Starring | Lalita Ahmed Jamil Ali Afroza Bulbul Badsha Haq Andrew Johnson |
Theme music composer | Lucy Rahman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English Bengali |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Richard Taylor |
Cinematography | Jonathan Collinson |
Editor(s) | Richard Taylor |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company(s) | FilmFour International |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release |
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A Kind of English is a 1986 British drama film, directed by Ruhul Amin and written by Paul Hallam. It stars Lalita Ahmed, Jamil Ali, Afroza Bulbul, Badsha Haq and Andrew Johnson. The film is about a Bengali family living in London.
A Kind of English was shown in festivals around the world and earned critical acclaim. The film was compared with early work of De Sica and Satyajit Ray.