Buddha of Suburbia on DVD
by manz
BBC’s four episode series based on Hanif Kureishi’s book of the same name, The Buddha of Surburbia is a lovely journey into the life and mind of Karim. A young man growing up in 1970s London with an English mother and an Indian father, he deals with clashing cultures, racism, unkind peers, family issues, and his own identity crisis and coming of age. As Karim struggles to find who he is and where he belongs, those he shares company with are doing the same thing. The characters are well developed and they add a sweet element of comedy to the drama. The episodes are laced with a lush 1970s aura of free love, fashion and music, with a soundtrack featuring all the David Bowie you could ask for.
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