The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.

Released Nov. 3, 1993 60 min Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

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