Ae Fond Kiss ...

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Ae Fond Kiss ...

R

2004

1h 44m

Romance

Drama

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A young man (Atta Yaqub) upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher (Eva Birthistle).

Stephen Holden

New York Times

Nov 29, 2004

4/5

English-language East-West domestic dramas usually tip the scales in favor of modernity... But A Fond Kiss is equally sympathetic to each side.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Nov 29, 2004

5/5

Although Loach takes pains to present all sides of the issues he raises, he courageously faces up to the truth about people's lives, which is his abiding strength.

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Dennis Lim

Village Voice

Nov 23, 2004

Even at its most rigged, there's always just enough to admire in the Loach model.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jul 17, 2020

7/10

There is intimacy, performances that feel like flesh and blood, a very organic drama and brief brushstrokes of the provocative social realism that springs from the style of this director who always projects something interesting. [Full review in Spanish]

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

Oct 31, 2018

3/5

It's an unquestionably humane film, and Loach deserves credit for dramatising the conflicts and compromises that come with being a 2nd generation immigrant in modern Britain.

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Kam Williams

Sly Fox

Aug 1, 2007

4/4

An example of cinema verite at its very best.

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Nov 3, 2016

Further proof that religion is the root of all evil. As always with Ken Loach films the raw acting is great but the film itself is really bland and drags like an episode of Eastenders.

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Jan 5, 2016

Beautifully written and made.

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Jan 13, 2015

Although quite stereotypical & melodramatic, Ken Loach's films always work for me.

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Nov 30, 2014

A beautiful, naturally acted romance drama about an interracial couple who defeat all cultural and racial obstacles to be together.

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Mar 9, 2014

A bit too heavy-handed for me.

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Nov 12, 2013

Ken Loach approaching inter-religious relationships, arranged marriages and national identity of the new Scottish working-class, presenting all sides of the issues. Very real but not big picture.

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Synopsis

A young man (Atta Yaqub) upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher (Eva Birthistle).

Director: Ken Loach
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Production Co: Paramount, Tornasol Films S.A.
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround

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