Sixth Happiness (1999)
Movie Info
Disabled activist Firdaus Kanga scripted this autobiographical British drama by adapting his novel, Trying to Grow. Born in 1962 with brittle bone disease, Brit Kotwal (Kanga) grows up with the support of his middle-class Bombay family, but adulthood brings a series of suicides, accidents, and other disappointments. Kanga played the role of the central autobiographical character at various ages, beginning at age eight. Shown at the 1997 Mill Valley and London film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
Cast
Firdaus Kanga
as Brit Kotwal
as Brit Kotwal
Souad Faress
as Sera Kotwal
as Sera Kotwal
Khodus Wadia
as Sam Kotwal
as Sam Kotwal
Ahsen Bhatti
as Dolly Kotwal
as Dolly Kotwal
Mahabanoo Modi Kotwal
as Jeroo
as Jeroo
Nisha Nayar
as Tina
as Tina
Indira Varma
as Amy
as Amy
Roger Hammond
as Father Ferre
as Father Ferre
Sabira Merchant
as Mme. Manekshaw
as Mme. Manekshaw
Critic Reviews for Sixth Happiness
All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)
What could easily have been a maudlin exercise...is lightened throughout by a highly observant comic take on this eccentric, quick-witted family and their even more colorful neighbors.
April 26, 2002 | Full Review…
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