Mischief Night

Nov 3, 2006

1h 33m

★ 5.5

Overview

Everyone has Halloween, but in Yorkshire, they have Mischief Night, where madness and mayhem rule. In the course of one night, the barriers that separate two families—one white, one Asian—come tumbling down in a blaze of crime, clubbing, love and fireworks—changing all their lives forever.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Company Pictures

Mischief Night Trailers

Cast

Tina Crabtree

Kelli Hollis

Kev Crabtree

James Foster

Immie Khan

Ramon Tikaram

Kimberley Crabtree

Holly Kenny

Asif Khan

Qasim Akhtar

Tyler Crabtree

Michael Taylor

Big Man Don

Gwyn Hollis

Monday Man

Skint Eastwood

Macauley Crabtree

Jake Hayward

Big Man Qassim

Christopher Simpson

Sarina Khan

Sarah Byrne

Mrs Khan

Shobu Kapoor

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