British films have worked hard to tackle the sometimes thorny issue of multi-culturalism in the past year or two. Some have been high-minded (London River), some satirical (The Infidel), and some have planted a foot in both camps (Four Lions). If you had to pigeonhole it, **West is West **fits into the second bracket, although as anyone who caught its 1999 predecessor will testify, it's unlikely to be shy of tackling the tough stuff too.
Five years on (in plot terms) from **East Is East and the story picks up in the mid-'70s with growling patriach George Khan (Om Puri) as much of a bulldozer as ever. As this clip **demonstrates, the Salfordsider is still fighting fiercely to protect the traditions he loves.
This time it's the turn of his youngest son, the one-time hoodie'd Sajid, to bear the brunt of his domineering attempts to keep his family on the straight and narrow. This, much to the disgust of the baffled and disgruntled Sajid, involves a trip to Pakistan and a grounding in the ways of the old country.
The sharp eyed will notice that a new actor, debutant Aqib Khan, has stepped into Jordan Routledge's shoes to play Sajid. There's a new face, Andy DeEmmony, behind the camera too, but the rest of the cast, as well as writer Ayub Khan-Din, have reassembled for the sequel. Will the quad poster be as memorable/misleading as the first? Ahem...
**West Is West **is out on February 25.