Fresh
A small movie, told in a familiar way, and it fails to draw the big picture it could. But it does provide one unusual, and very striking sketch of two lives in crisis, and one community in transition.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Overview
A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.
Director and cast
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88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
English-language East-West domestic dramas usually tip the scales in favor of modernity... But A Fond Kiss is equally sympathetic to each side.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Although Loach takes pains to present all sides of the issues he raises, he courageously faces up to the truth about people's lives, which is his abiding strength.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The filmmaker's scope expands to take in Casim's parents and two sisters, whose public shame and private despair at having the only son move in with a 'goree' -- a white girl -- is made palpably, wrenchingly real.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Even at its most rigged, there's always just enough to admire in the Loach model.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
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