A Fond Kiss Movie Review 2004

A modern-day Scottish "Romeo & Juliet," with star-crossed mediocrity between a Pakistani DJ and a Catholic music teacher. The culture-clash throws both families into panic (you know the story). Another notch in a series of socially-adept films from director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty. This time around they bring a little less humor and a little more drama, albeit stilted, which, along with weak performances and nearly unintelligible accents may turn off a majority of Western audiences.

Distribution

Movies Unlimited, 3015 Darnell Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19154, Phone: (215)637-4444, Toll-free: 800-668-4344, Fax: (215)637-2350, Email: movies@moviesunlimited.com, URL: http://www.moviesunlimited.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Religion

Cast

Eva Birthistle, Atta Yaqub, Ahmad Riaz, Shabana Bakhsh, Shamshad Akhtar, Ghizala Avan, Pasha Bocarie, Gerard Kelly

Cinematography

Barry Ackroyd

Director

Ken Loach

Music

George Fenton

Other

Ray Beckett, Jonathan Morris, Fergus Clegg, Carole K. Millar, Martin Johnson

Producer

Rebecca O'Brien, Tornasol Films SA, Sixteen Films, Bianca Films, EMC