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The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia

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The Buddha of Suburbia

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The Buddha of Suburbia

·1993·4 episodes

Summary

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.

Crew

Creator

Hanif Kureishi

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Miniseries

Networks:

BBC Two

Keywords

london, england
new york city
hippie
1970s
group sex
arranged marriage
punk rock
politics
male homosexuality
miniseries
racism
punk band
mixed race child
british asian