Anita and Me

Anita and Me (2002)

5.9/10 23 votes 1h 33m HD

Overview

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.

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Cast

Max Beesley

Max Beesley

Hairy Neddy

Anna Brewster

Anna Brewster

Anita Rutter

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Mr. Kumar

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Mrs. Rutter

Kabir Bedi

Kabir Bedi

Yeti

Ayesha Dharker

Ayesha Dharker

Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Mrs. Omerod

Alex Freeborn

Alex Freeborn

Sam Lowbridge

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6/10

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 a background of boredom and innate racial hostility. When the "Rutter" family move in next door, she is impressed by "Anita" (Anna Brewster) despite her being a bit rough around the edges and we head off on a journey of sweet shops, sex and self-discovery. It has a good ensemble cast including Kathy Bates and Sanjeev Bhaskar to help keep it ticking over, but it's just too safe - not that it needs violence or bad language; but it's just a little too worthy a film to stay in the memory after it's done. It wouldn't be fair to describe it as boring; but it's not far off.

September 3, 2023

Meera Syal on Anita And Me, decolonizing the curriculum and American acting opportunities | BAFTA (Featurette)

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