Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)

Directed by

Ken Loach

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Scottish Pakistani man falls in love with an Irish Catholic woman. Their families and communities react with tension and disapproval.

tenderrestrainedculturally chargedearnestintimategroundedbittersweet

What happens

Ae Fond Kiss... is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by Ken Loach, and starring Atta Yaqub and Eva Birthistle. The film explores the complications that ensue when Casim, a second-generation Scottish Pakistani, falls in love with Roisin, an Irish Catholic immigrant. The title is taken from a song by Robert Burns, the full line being "Ae [one] fond kiss and then we sever". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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