Brothers in Trouble

Brothers in Trouble

Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.

Cast for Brothers in Trouble...

Om Puri
Hussein Shah
Kumall Grewal
Akbar Dal
Marc Anwar
Raja (as Omar Salimi)
Pal Aron
Zamara
Shiv Grewal
Shona Mian
Huggy Leaver
Market Porter
Aftab Sachak
Sakib's Uncle
John Lambert
Registrar
Tich Saund
Driver (as Tich Saunders)
Peter Silverleaf
Belgian Docker
Maria Redmond
Nurse O'Malley
Mellan Mitchell
Cafe Owner
Shereen Wheeks
Baby Michael
Sian Holland
Baby Michael
Luke Johnson
Baby Michael
Shadin Khosru
Household Ensemble #1
Shekhar Bassi
Household Ensemble #2
Balraj Singh Somal
Household Ensemble #3
Steven Nijjar
Household Ensemble #4
Sanjit Sil
Household Ensemble #5
Rez Kempton
Household Ensemble #6
Asheer Kaleem
Household Ensemble #7
Vimal Stephens
Household Ensemble #8 (as Noel Stephens)
Peter Jacques
Priest (uncredited)