SIXTH HAPPINESS – DVD

SIXTH HAPPINESS
A film by Waris Hussein

Bombay 1962: Sera Kotwal (Souad Faress) gives birth to Brit (Firdaus Kanga), a boy whose bones are so brittle that all he needs to do is hiccup and he breaks a rib.

Based on Kanga’s acclaimed autobiographical novel, Trying to Grow, Sixth Happiness is a very funny, acerbic and moving story of a young man’s sexual awakening as family life crumbles around him.

With powerhouse performances from Kanga and Faress, and featuring great support from Nina Wadia (Goodness Gracious Me), Indira Varma (Bride and Prejudice) and Meera Syal (The Kumars at No. 42), Sixth Happiness manages to turn just about every stereotype about India, disability and sexuality on their heads.

Special features

• Interview with Firdaus Kanga and Waris Hussein
• Commentary with Firdaus Kanga

UK | 1997 | colour | Hard-of-hearing English subtitles | 91 minutes | Ratio 1.66:1 | Region 2 DVD

Winner of the Ethnic Minorities Media Achievement Award

Review

‘Funny, moving and unsentimental,’ –Observer

‘A remarkably cheerful film…One of those rare stories you won’t forget in a hurry.’ –Guardian

‘Bristles with idiosyncratic humour and contains a wealth of tender surprises.’ –Independent on Sunday