Based on the highly acclaimed novel by Monica Ali, this film tells the story of a young Bangladeshi woman (Tannishtha Chatterjee), pressured into an arranged marriage, who finds herself living a lonely life in London with a husband (Satish Kaushik) she doesn't love. To drown her sorrows, she drifts into an affair with a young Muslim worker (Christopher Simpson), which becomes more complicated after the events of 9/11 in 2001. Directed by Sarah Gavron. With, Naeema Begum, and Lana Rahman. Categories: Drama. Year: 2007.
Lana Rahman in Brick Lane