Brick Lane (2008)

Brick Lane is a 2007 film starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Monica Ali. The film is about a young Bangladeshi woman, who arrives in London in the 1980's for an arranged marriage. On doing this she leaves behind her sister and her home. Married to a man she does not love, she receives letters from her sister about her carefree life, living vicariously through those letters.It is a womans journey about finding her own voice and searching her place caught between two worlds. The film is directed by Sarah Gavron and produced by Alison Owen.Brick lane won Sarah a Bafta nomination amongst other awards in various international film festivals. Both Tannishtha Chatterjee and Sarah Gavron won the Bifa nominations for the best actress and best director in 2007.