Brick lane
(DVD) 

Based on the novel by Monica Ali.

Special features: commentary with director Sarah Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee; interview with Sarah Gavron; deleted scenes; interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee and Christopher Sampson; Exploring Brick Lane featurette; interview with Satish Koushik; scene specific commentaries.

Director of photography, Robbie Ryan ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; music, Jocelyn Pook.

Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson.

Nazneen is a young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in London during the 1980s. She leaves behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. In a loveless marriage to the middle aged Chanu, she feels trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London. She begins to fear that her soul is quietly dying. Meanwhile, her sister Hasina, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh. Nazneen struggles to accept her new lifestyle and tries to keep her head down in spite of her predicament, but she's soon forced to confront her dreams when the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door.

DVD format, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.