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Wild West

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A young Pakistani living in London, Zaf (Naveen Andrews) is in love with American roots music, and the guitar-playing singer longs to achieve stardom alongside his fellow musician brothers. Zaf happily relinquishes the microphone when magnetic female singer Rifat (Sarita Choudhury) joins the fold, and the group looks to be on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough. But when American record executives want to turn Rifat into a solo act, the band reaches a crossroads.

Critics Reviews

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 16, 2002 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The possibilities in Wild West are considerable, but a lot of the scenes never really pay off. Rated: 2/4 Jan 16, 2002 Full Review Vanessa Letts The Spectator A surprisingly amusing comedy. Jul 23, 2018 Full Review Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday The film has its own radical and witty voice. Dec 8, 2017 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 14, 2005 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 2/5 Sep 3, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This was Naveen Andrews's next job after his successful performance in The Buddha Of Suberbia (and long before LOST shot him to international fame). A brilliant British comedy, beautifully shot in and around Southall, Hounslow and London's West End about a Pakistani Country and Western band trying to find success in a prejudiced world. I love this film and have seen it time and time again, and it has made me laugh every time. Everything is here; a fledgling romance, brotherly support, a mad wannabe Agent, a traditional Pakistani mother, a nasty uncle and a dog who gradually eats the 'Baddies' alive!!! Great fun. (and great music too). Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Not to be confused with Wild Wild West, a film I would only watch if forced to at gunpoint... A 1993 British comedy about a group of Asian youngsters living in Southall forming a country & western band, this film is an absolute gem; the one of best British comedies ever... That it remains so unknown is a mystery to me. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member An excellent movie. Interesting that fifteen years later, two of the four young lead actors, Naveen Andrews and Ravi Kapoor, are now on hit TV series in the U.S. ([i]Lost[/i] and [i]Crossing Jordan[/i]). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Pakistani living in London, Zaf (Naveen Andrews) is in love with American roots music, and the guitar-playing singer longs to achieve stardom alongside his fellow musician brothers. Zaf happily relinquishes the microphone when magnetic female singer Rifat (Sarita Choudhury) joins the fold, and the group looks to be on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough. But when American record executives want to turn Rifat into a solo act, the band reaches a crossroads.
Director
David Attwood
Producer
Eric Fellner
Production Co
British Screen Productions, Channel Four Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.8K
Runtime
1h 25m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround