Ae Fond Kiss
2004
A young Pakistani-Scottish man from Glasgow falls deeply in love with an Irish woman, but their relationship is complicated by his family's expectations that he will enter an arranged marriage. Ken Loach's film is a tender and politically charged romance about identity, religion and belonging.
Director
- Ken Loach
Cast
- Eva Birthistle
- Emma Friel
- Shamshad Akhtar
- Ghizala Avan
- Shabana Bakhsh
- Pasha Bocarie
- Ahmad Riaz
- Atta Yaqub
Filming Locations
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Glasgow
The film is set and shot throughout Glasgow, following the romance between Casim (Atta Yaqub) and Roisin (Eva Birthistle) across the city's south side neighbourhoods and streets.
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Greenock
Exterior scenes were filmed in Greenock, used as part of the wider Clyde-area setting for the film's working-class Scottish backdrop.