Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
Anita and Me (2002) is a comedy, drama and family film directed by Metin Hüseyin, released on November 22, 2002 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Chandeep Uppal, Max Beesley, Anna Brewster and Sanjeev Bhaskar. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 25 ratings.
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Chandeep Uppal
as Meena Kumar
Max Beesley
as Hairy Neddy
Anna Brewster
as Anita Rutter
Sanjeev Bhaskar
as Mr. Kumar
Kathy Burke
as Mrs. Rutter
Kabir Bedi
as Yeti
Ayesha Dharker
as Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
Lynn Redgrave
as Mrs. Omerod
Alex Freeborn
as Sam Lowbridge
Mark Williams
as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Lucy Pargeter
as Brenda
Meera Syal
as Auntie Shaila
Directed by Metin Hüseyin, written by Meera Syal, produced by Paul Raphael and Meera Syal.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 25 ratings.
This is one of these gentle, tender, coming-of-age movies that raises the odd smile but is really pretty unremarkable. I can't speculate as to the degree in which it is semi-autobiographical of writer Meera Syal's own upbringing; but it centres around the story of a young British Asian girl "Meena" (Chandeep Uppal) whose family live in a town in the Midlands of England where she has to do her own growing up against…
Reviewed on September 3, 2023
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The main cast of Anita and Me (2002) includes Chandeep Uppal, Max Beesley, Anna Brewster, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Kathy Burke. The film was directed by Metin Hüseyin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Anita and Me was released on November 22, 2002 and runs for 1h 33m.
Anita and Me (2002) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 25 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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