Love + Hate (2005)

Adam has grown up in a racial prejudiced community. Naseema belongs to a generation of Asian youth who have taken up violence. They want to break free of the small town inhibitions and ... See full summary »

Director:

Dominic Savage

Writer:

Dominic Savage

Stars:

Tracy Brabin, Mohammed Rafique, Miriam Ali

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited 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)

Storyline

Adam has grown up in a racial prejudiced community. Naseema belongs to a generation of Asian youth who have taken up violence. They want to break free of the small town inhibitions and can't avoid their mutual attraction, starting a relationship which threatens to bring down their families and themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

plus sign in title | muslim | interracial relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Northern Souls

Filming Locations:

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Ruby Films, UK Film Council

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Perfect Little Secret
Written by Gary Lightbody, Johnny Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Mark McClelland and Iain Archer
Performed by Snow Patrol

User Reviews

Powerful & Gripping

A terrific debut from Dominic Savage, this gritty drama set in North England deals with racism and love, lust and hate. The beautiful Samina Awan plays 17-year-old Pakistan girl Naseema who starts working at a lonely wallpaper shop and quickly falls for Adam (Tom Hudso), a racist who finds himself conflicted, especially in contrast to his racist, binge drinking friends and older brother.

There are other characters involved and sometimes the supporting characters (Naseema's friend going out with her brother, whose own work college is the girl's father) hog a bit of the screen, but the central love story is compelling enough and very satisfying.

It is flawed, and the ending can't decide if it's feel-good or feel-bad, but the story resonates powerfully, even if the accents don't.