Based on the 1990 noveI by author/screenwriter Hanif Kureishi (My Beautiful Launderette), this frank, funny BBC mini-series originalIy ran on UK television in 1993. It is the mid-1970s, and Karim (Andrews) is a teenager of Pakistani descent in London. His office worker father (Seth) suddenIy becomes a neighbourhood guru, teaching meditation cIasses around the neighborhood. Before long, Karim's father has a mistress (Fleetwood), whose son, a glam rocker who is aIso the coolest kid in schooI (Mackintosh), Karim finds himself strangely attracted to. Will Karim be abIe to navigate the confusion of youth and make a mark in theatre? Kureishi's funny and expansive taIe, full of interesting characters, is given due treatment here, with a fine soundtrack by David Bowie. |