At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenMuslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleRefugees, migrants and diasporaFamily, marriage and kinship
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2007 CE · 1428 AH†
- Countries
- GB
- Languages
- en (original) · bn (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Brick Laneبريك لين
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Brick Lane" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2007, produced in Britain, directed by Sarah Gavron. Its leading performers include Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Bernard Holley and Christopher Simpson. A British film by Sarah Gavron based on Monica Ali's famous novel: a Bangladeshi Muslim wife in London torn between duty and desire; it provoked objections in the Brick Lane community during filming. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Tannishtha Chatterjee· Satish Kaushik· Bernard Holley· Christopher Simpson
- Directed by
- Sarah Gavron
- Written by
- Monica Ali
People and things also explored
Not Without My Daughter· Mo· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· The woman left unmarried (anus) and the rules on her consent and maintenance· The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· Maleness (dhukura) as a condition in the rulings
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Brick Lane”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/brick-lane-2007/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.