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It's A Wonderful Afterlife. Copyright: Bend It Films
It's A Wonderful Afterlife

It's A Wonderful Afterlife

  • 2010 film

Romantic comedy set in the Indian community with a spooky, supernatural twist. Stars Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sally Hawkins, Sanjeev Bhaskar and more.

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It's A Wonderful Afterlife. Copyright: Bend It Films

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2010
Stars
Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sally Hawkins, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaheen Khan, Jimi Mistry, Zoë Wanamaker and more
Writers
Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Producers
Gurinder Chadha, Michelle Fox, Chris Curling and Paul Mayeda Berges
Company

Bizarre murders shock the Indian community in Southall, west London, but the victims' spirits come to haunt their killer - well-liked widow Mrs Sethi, whose main concern is making a successful marriage for her daughter Roopi, a principled young woman out of step with her traditional community.

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Additional details

Tagline
Finding the right man can be MURDER; If fate can't find you love... Mother will.
UK certificate
12A
Duration
100 minutes
UK release
Wednesday 21st April 2010
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Monday 14th March 2016 at 12:25am on BBC1 Scot
  • Sunday 13th March 2016 at 11:30pm on BBC1
  • Friday 19th June 2015 at 11:55pm on BBC1

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