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Released 22 years ago.
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Ae Fond Kiss...
2004 1h 44m EN
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6.5
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88%
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65
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7.1
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★6.5TMDB · 148🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 7,366
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Atta Yaqub
Casim Khan
Eva Birthistle
Roisin Hanlon
Shamshad Akhtar
Sadia Khan
Ghizala Avan
Rukhsana Khan
Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh
Tahara Khan
Ahmad Riaz
Tariq Khan
Shy Ramsan
Hamid
Gerard Kelly
Parish Priest
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writers
- Paul Laverty
- Languages
- Spanish, English, Punjabi
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Punjabi.
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WORLD
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International production across 5 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ken Loach, shot by Barry Ackroyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jonathan Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Atta Yaqub and Eva Birthistle and Shamshad Akhtar carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0380366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ken Loach directs. Barry Ackroyd behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Jonathan Morris cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium. Dialogue in Spanish, English, Punjabi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Punjabi.
- 3International production across 5 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium.
- 4Directed by Ken Loach, shot by Barry Ackroyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jonathan Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Atta Yaqub and Eva Birthistle and Shamshad Akhtar carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0380366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 10 themes, including "muslim", "love of one's life", "tradition", "glasgow, scotland".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Barry Ackroyd
- Original score
- George Fenton
- Editing
- Jonathan Morris
- Production design
- Martin Johnson
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $6,571,302
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 65/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 · 7,366 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
8 wins & 11 nominations
Also by
Ken Loach
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Sixteen Films
GB
- BI
Bianca Film
IT
- EM
EMC
DE
Tornasol Media
ES
- MA
Matador Pictures
GB
Key crew
- Production DesignMartin Johnson
- EditorJonathan Morris
- ProducerRebecca O'Brien
- CastingKahleen Crawford
- Sound RecordistRay Beckett
- First Assistant DirectorDavid Gilchrist
- Executive ProducerUlrich Felsberg
- Co-Executive ProducerNigel Thomas
- ResearcherKahleen Crawford
- Line ProducerPeter Gallagher
- Costume DesignerCarole Millar
- Second Assistant CameraLuiso Garcia-Ferrer
- Clapper LoaderAnna Benbow
- Clapper LoaderJulia Robinson
- Focus PullerCarl Hudson
- Still PhotographerJoss Barratt
- Art DirectionFergus Clegg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- muslim
- love of one's life
- tradition
- glasgow, scotland
- music teacher
- arranged marriage
- immigration
- big family
- inter religion relationship
- british asian
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-11-26R
Also known as
International titles
- A Fond KissUS
- Just a KissNL
