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æ Fond Kiss (2004)

æ Fond Kiss (2004)
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Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty team up again for the romantic drama Ae Fond Kiss. The filmmaking team's third film set in Glasgow, this story involves a mixed-race relationship that causes problems for all involved. Casim Khan (Atta Yaqub) lives with his Punjabi-born Muslim family in Scotland. He wants to open a nightclub with pal Hammid (Shy Ramsan), but his parents have arranged for him to marry his cousin Jasmine (Sunna Mirza). Then he meets Irish schoolteacher Roisin Hanlon (Eva Birthistle), whom he quickly falls for. After calling off his family-approved engagement, Casim is ostracized by his father, Tariq (Ahmad Riaz). Meanwhile, Roisin runs into a concerned priest (Gerard Kelly) when she tries to get a job at a Catholic school. Ae Fond Kiss won several prizes at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Starring:
Atta YaqubEva Birthistle, (more)
Director(s):
Ken Loach
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of æ Fond Kiss

Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty team up again for the romantic drama Ae Fond Kiss. The filmmaking team's third film set in Glasgow, this story involves a mixed-race relationship that causes problems for all involved. Casim Khan (Atta Yaqub) lives with his Punjabi-born Muslim family in Scotland. He wants to open a nightclub with pal Hammid (Shy Ramsan), but his parents have arranged for him to marry his cousin Jasmine (Sunna Mirza). Then he meets Irish schoolteacher Roisin Hanlon (Eva Birthistle), whom he quickly falls for. After calling off his family-approved engagement, Casim is ostracized by his father, Tariq (Ahmad Riaz). Meanwhile, Roisin runs into a concerned priest (Gerard Kelly) when she tries to get a job at a Catholic school. Ae Fond Kiss won several prizes at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
105 mins

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Director(s):
Ken Loach
Writer(s):
Paul Laverty
Producer(s):
Rebecca O'Brien
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Adult Language, Strong Sexual Content)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Nathaniel A.

    Two cultures colide in this movie. It makes good arguments for the traditional values behind arranged marriages and the values in modern love. One side has to win in the end, but it isn't necessarily clear which side until the end, because both sides can make compelling arguments.

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    Jonathan A.

    This movie brought an interesting twist or two the boy-gets-girl-boy-loses-girl story by introducing the issues of second generation immigrants. Not a big movie, but in general well done. Only serious criticism has to be that the sound is badly handled in some club scenes and the Glaswegian accent at times was too thick. All easily solved by turning on the captions.

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    Jeanette S.

    This was a good movie that I enjoyed. My husband would call this a chick flick! So good, and the male lead is HOT.

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