Anita and Me (film)
Anita and Me is a British comedydrama film released in 2002 based on the book of the same name by Meera Syal. It was released during a period of popularity for British Asian films, alongside such as East Is East and Bend It Like Beckham.
The film is semiautobiographical, based on Syals upbringing in Essington, Staffordshire. Despite being set in the West Midlands, sizeable parts of the film were shot in the East Midlands, notably the Derbyshire town of Draycott.Anita and Me opened to theatres onNovember 2002 and earned 1,753,880 to 226 theatres in the UK byDecember. At the end of its opening weekend onNovember, the film earned 453,613 and by theDecember, it had only earned 42,446. Rotten Tomatoes reports the film as holding an overall 67 approval rating based onreviews, with a rating average of 610. The film holds a rating of 6.310 at the Internet Movie Database. ........
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