My Son The Fanatic

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqS8eFLa1ns

Summary:Parvez is Pakistani taxi driver who creates a strong friendship with a Bettina a prostitute. Along with being a taxi driver Parvez is a pimp. He drives a German business man and Bettina around after referring Bettina to him. He falls in love with Bettina and starts seeing her regularly. He has a son Farid who is his only child, Farid was given everything by his father and mother “Minoo”. His father accepted his sons relationship with a white girl, and was happy to bless the marriage.

However his son calls of the engagement, and his behaviour starts to change. Parvez becomes worried about his son, and thinks that he has become a druggie. But then he finds his son praying; and Parvez did not provide his son with religious values and teachings. Farid goes to dinner with his father and asks for his father to repent for his sins; the dinner turns into a argument.

Farid and his brothers wage a so called holy war against prostitution in northern England; which resorts to violence. Parvez finds his son at the protest physically abusing Bettina; he stops him and takes him home. Parvez beats Farid and Farid leaves home; and so does his mum. At the end Parvez is left with nothing, because his son leaves him and so does his wife.

Parvez breaks the forms and conventions of a Muslim father, by accepting his sons white fiance and encouraging the relationship. He drinks and eats pork and has no religious values; instead he mocks it.

“Why my best friend a Hindu would go to “Kaffir” Hell? When he was such a good chap”

Farid embraces Islam passionately; however may have been misguided. This is because he degrades women by saying they “lack knowledge”. He throws away his education, and dream of becoming an accountant so he can embrace his religion fully. Breaks up with fiance by telling her; her father “Was the only pig he wanted to taste.

Critics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq45uHvNvD0

In the film there is reference to “Salman Rushdie”;Parvez goes with ‘Bettina’ and her German client to Watch a stand up comedy show.

The comedian refers to Parvez as ‘Salman Rushdie’ And calls him a ‘Satanic Asshole”