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Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss...

20046.51h 44m

Overview

A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

Directed by Ken Loach
Written by Paul Laverty
Produced by Rebecca O'Brien
Box Office0Revenue: $30K

Top Cast

Atta Yaqub

Atta Yaqub

Casim Khan

Eva Birthistle

Eva Birthistle

Roisin Hanlon

S

Shamshad Akhtar

Sadia Khan

Ghizala Avan

Ghizala Avan

Rukhsana Khan

Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh

Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh

Tahara Khan

A

Ahmad Riaz

Tariq Khan

S

Shy Ramsan

Hamid

Gerard Kelly

Gerard Kelly

Parish Priest

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Danny

David McKay

David McKay

Wee Roddie

Themes & Keywords

muslimlove of one's lifetraditionglasgow, scotlandmusic teacherarranged marriageimmigrationbig familyinter religion relationshipbritish asian

About Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss... is a drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of muslim, love of one's life, tradition, glasgow, scotland, music teacher, arranged marriage. Directed by Ken Loach, it stars Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Shamshad Akhtar. A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

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