Sixth Happiness

Sixth Happiness — Plot

Waris Hussein’s acclaimed drama is based on the autobiography of Firdaus Kanga, who stars in the lead role of Brit, a young man born with brittle bone disease, which causes him to have never grown beyond four feet tall. The film follows his sexual awakening whilst his family simultaneously disintegrates all around him. An extremely moving drama confronting stereotypes around disability, sexuality and race, featuring a powerhouse performance from Kanga.

• Release date
• October 4, 1997
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Waris Hussein

Sixth Happiness — Cast

F

Firdaus Kanga Brit Kotwal Souad Faress Sera Kotwal Nina Wadia Dolly Kotwal

K

Khodus Wadia Sam Kotwal Indira Varma Amy Ace Bhatti Cyrus

M

Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal Bero Nisha Nayar Tina