Based on Monica Ali’s acclaimed novel, Gavron’s feature début focuses on one year in Nazneen’s life. Having arrived in London at 17 from Bangladesh for an arranged marriage, she’s endured years of coldness (both real and metaphorical), with an older, bombastic husband and raised two daughters. Nazneen still misses home and her sister, but she keeps her head down. Then in 2001, her life is upended once again when she begins to experience independence – and passionate-love with Karim, a handsome young man.
Brick Lane
Directed by Sarah Gavron