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The Buddha of Suburbia
1993 · 1 season, 4 episodes · 60m episodes · Comedy, Drama · BBC Two · United Kingdom · Rated 18 (GB)
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.
Created by
Hanif KureishiBased on the novel by
Hanif Kureishi6.9Smart score
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TMDB5.9
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1970sarranged marriagebritish asiangroup sexhippielondon, englandmale homosexualityminiseriesmixed race childnew york citypoliticspunk bandpunk rockracism
Rating18 (GB)
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