Ae Fond Kiss (DVD)

Description: Genre: Romance / Theatrical Release: 2004 / Suitable for 15 years and over / Director: Ken Loach / Actors: Shabana ... more

Ae Fond Kiss (DVD) ... Bakhsh, Eva Birthistle, Emma Friel ... / DVD released 2007-07-16 at Icon Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, PAL

Newest Review: ... the wedding due to the mixed race relationship. Casim has to choose between his adoring family and the woman that he loves. ... more

... Racial tensions begin to teeter on the edge of the relationship, as Casim starts to resent her for resenting his family. Soon, he is torn between Roisin and the family who are begging him to abandon her in favour of a traditional and acceptable way of life. Who will Casim choose? What I like most about this film is that it turns the racism on its head, presenting it from the point of view of a white woman who is basically ostricised for being white. It also questions the merits of the traditional arranged ...more

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Ae Fond Kiss [DVD] [2004]
Release Date: 2007 - 07 - 16, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,

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Ae Fond Kiss (DVD): Fond Racial Relations (487 words)
by - written on 10/10/08 (Very useful, 83 readings)
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Ken Loach is infamous for presenting a gritty vision of modern day Britain. In Ae Fond Kiss, he challenges the boundaries of a Muslim family living in Glasgow, presenting both their fear from racism and their apathy towards integrating into a Western Society. And whilst Loach's approach is bang on, this entertaining film suffers from a lack of engaging performances. Casim Khan is a British born muslim who has been promised to a bride in India. However, he falls in love with his youngest sister's music teacher Roisin. Fireworks fly though when the potential husband of his older sister Rukshana threatens to withdraw from the wedding due to the mixed race ... Read the complete review

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