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Ae Fond Kiss also known as Just a Kiss is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by Ken Loach, and starring Atta Yaqub and Eva Birthistle. The title is taken from a Scottish song by Robert Burns, the complete line being Ae Fond Kiss, and then we sever...

Set in Glasgow, the film tells the story of the Khan family. Casim is the only son of Pakistani Muslim immigrants to Scotland. He has a younger sister, Tahara, and an older sister Rukshana. Casims parents, Tariq and Sadia, have arranged for him to marry his first cousin, Jasmine, and Casim is more or less happy with the arrangement. He then meets and falls in love with Roisin, an Irish Catholic immigrant who is a parttime music teacher in Taharas Catholic school. Roisin books a short holiday break for them both on seeing an advert in a travel agents shop window, and while on holiday Casim tells her about the arranged marriage his family are planning for him. They then have to decide whether their love is strong enough to endure without the support of their respective communities.At the same time, rebellious Tahara struggles to find herself between the bullying of some Scottish schoolmates and her Pakistani relatives. Meanwhile, Rukhsana loses her fianc because Casims new relationship shames the family. Roisin loses her job because the Catholic schools direction does not accept her relationship since she is a married though separated woman and because she and Casim are living together. ........

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