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The Buddha of Suburbia

IMDb 5.8 1993 • 60 min • ComedyDrama

Director

Hanif Kureishi

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Plot Summary

Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.

Top Cast

Naveen Andrews
Naveen Andrews Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn Margaret Amir
Harish Patel
Harish Patel Changez
Jemma Redgrave
Jemma Redgrave Eleanor
Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth Haroon Amir