Yasmin

Aug 7, 2004

1h 27m

★ 6.8

Overview

In England, the Pakistanis Yasmin lives two lives in two different worlds: in her community, she wears Muslin clothes, cooks for her father and brother and has the traditional behavior of a Muslin woman. Further, she has a non-consumed marriage with the illegal immigrant Faysal to facilitate the British stamp in his passport, and then divorce him. In her job, she changes her clothes and wears like a Westerner, is considered a standard employee and has a good Caucasian friend who likes her. After the September, 11th, the prejudice in her job and the treatment of common people makes her take side and change her life.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Yasmin Husseini

Archie Panjabi

Khalid

Renu Setna

John

Steve Jackson

Nasir

Syed Ahmed

Faysal

Shahid Ahmed

Uncle Hassan

Badi Uzzaman

Kamel

Amar Hussain

Cheryl

Joanna Booth

Sam

Emma Ashton

Wendy

Rae Kelly Hill

Anna

Tammy Barker

Kashiff

Suraj Dass

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