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My Son the Fanatic is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 25 june 1999 with Om Puri

My Son the Fanatic (1997)

My Son the Fanatic
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Released in USA 25 june 1999
Length 1h27
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating67% 3.3937453.3937453.3937453.3937453.393745

My Son the Fanatic is a 1997 British drama film directed by Udayan Prasad. It was written by Hanif Kureishi from his short story My Son the Fanatic.

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The plot of the film revolves around Parvez (Om Puri), a Pakistani-born taxi driver and a tolerant, secular Muslim. His life takes an unexpected dark turn when his son Farid converts to fundamentalist Islam, leading to a family breakdown and social conflict.

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