Love + Hate (2005)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Dominic Savage

Writer:

Dominic Savage (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tracy Brabin	...	Gaynor
Mohammed Rafique	...	Naseema's Father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miriam Ali	...	Naseema's Mother
Dean Andrews	...	Derek
Samina Awan	...	Naseema
Liam Barr	...	Sean's Mate
Liam Boyle	...	Steve
Nichola Burley	...	Michelle
Tom Hudson	...	Adam
Ryan Leslie	...	Sean
Matthew McNulty	...	Shane (as Michael McNulty)
Peter O'Connor	...	Pete
Wasim Zakir	...	Yousif (as Was Zakir)

Also Known As:

Northern Souls (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Ignore the negative comments made by others. It is good!

First and foremost, this is only my 2nd post ever and I've been using this website for well over 2 years now. My point is, something has to stir me up, to write a comment.

Well this film has, and more to the point some of the negative posts by others. Firstly, its not a classic. Secondly and more importantly, its nowhere near belonging on the scrap heap either. As the other posts have explained the outline of the plot, I refrain from repeating. What I will say though, is how surprised I was at how good I felt this film was upon its conclusion. I've watched so many films over the years, and have seen nearly all of the films in the top 250 on this website. Like I've said, its not a classic, but the film has a really good effort at offering a powerful and compelling story about issues in modern Britain. Comments made about the standard of the acting, are at the very least harsh, and seem to miss the point. The actors are indeed supposed to be young adults from Blackburn starting life out in the working world. It would be inappropriate to be acted with the grandeur of a Hollywood line-up. They give it a really good go and certain scenes are to a degree shocking and indeed quite moving.

No, its not a tear-jerker. It just has a powerful, if not slightly plagiarised plot, leaving you feeling better for indulging in its 86 minutes of worthwhile subject. Its a good British film you should watch with an open mind and an hour and a half of uninterrupted time.