Anita and Me
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60% Critic Match

Anita and Me

6.0 / 10 2002 1h 33mNR English
ComedyDramaFamily

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Chandeep Uppal

Chandeep Uppal

Meena Kumar

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Metin Hüseyin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Anita and Me is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker