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Release Date:
14 July 2004 (France) morePlot:
Sparks fly in Glasgow's south side when a young Pakistani man enters into a relationship with a Caucasian woman. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
7 wins & 11 nominations moreUser Comments:
Another tick in the box for Ken Loach moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Atta Yaqub | ... | Casim Khan | |
| Eva Birthistle | ... | Roisin Hanlon | |
| Ahmad Riaz | ... | Tariq Khan | |
| Shamshad Akhtar | ... | Sadia Khan | |
| Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh | ... | Tahara Khan (as Shabana Bakhsh) | |
| Ghizala Avan | ... | Rukhsana Khan | |
| David McKay | ... | Wee Roddie | |
| Raymond Mearns | ... | Big Roddie | |
| Gary Lewis | ... | Danny | |
| Shy Ramsan | ... | Hamid | |
| Emma Friel | ... | Annie | |
| Karen Fraser | ... | Elsie | |
| John Yule | ... | Headmaster | |
| Ruth McGhie | ... | Mary Nolan | |
| Father David Wallace | ... | Father David |
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A Fond Kiss... (International: English title) (alternative spelling)Just a Kiss (Europe: English title)
Sólo un beso (Spain)
Un bacio appassionato (Italy)
Un beso (Spain)
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Rated R for some strong sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
104 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Australia:MA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Brazil:16 | Spain:13 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Singapore:R21 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:15 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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Contrary to what he states, the sweet dish Casim serves Roisin is 'Ras Gulla', not 'Gulab Jabun'. moreSoundtrack:
A Man's A Man For A' That moreFAQ
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I saw this at the Edinburgh Film Festival last night. I'm not a natural fan of Loach's work, although grew a little warmer to it after Sweet Sixteen.
What he's made here though is a believable, warming love-story. Aside from 'location-spotting' the Glasgow geography, there was a feeling throughout the film that's difficult to pin down (or articulate!); just a kind of "yeah, that's right, these people and these feelings are real".
Lead-wise, a great line up, Atta Yaqub plays a quiet Casim, and Eva Birthistle a brilliant but natural Roisin - there's nothing that stops you believing that this is a couple in love.
As for the rest of them - some excellent characters and some good acting. One criticism is Loach's practice of using non-actors - sometimes this leads to an almost TOO natural delivery of the script. The strength of the whole cast comes through though, and there's certainly no feeling of any tokenism or stereotype characters.
One actor who doesn't appear to have had much notice in any write-ups I've seen is Shabana Bakhsh, who plays Tahara Khan, Casim's youngest sister. She's fantastic. Again, falls a little foul of sometimes sounding overly natural... but what a star though. She was very believable as the rebellious, starting to get politically active, younger sister.
All-in-all, a great film, worth seeing. I think it's out on general release sometime in the early autumn - well worth the ticket.