Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)


Ae Fond Kiss...
Release Date13 February 2004
Other NamesJust a Kiss
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUK
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Spain
Filming LocationsGlasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
LanguageEnglish, Punjabi
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Drama
MoodOnly Human
ThemesForbidden Love, Arranged Marriages, Star-Crossed Lovers, Culture Clash
TonesGritty
TagsCousin, Immigrant, Irish [nationality], Muslim, Nightclub, Priest, School, Schoolteacher, Scotland

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 poem by Robert Burns, the complete line being "Ae fond kiss, and then we'll sever..."


Cast and Crew


Cast

Atta Yaqub
Casim Khan

Roisin Hanlon

Ahmad Riaz
Tariq Khan

Sadia Khan

Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh
Tahara Khan

Ghizala Avan
Rukhsana Khan

David McKay
Wee Roddie

Raymond Mearns
Big Roddie

Gary Lewis
Danny

Shy Ramsan
Hamid

Emma Friel
Annie

Karen Fraser
Elsie

John Yule
Headmaster

Ruth McGhie
Mary Nolan

Father David Wallace
Father David

Dougie Wallace
Janitor

Jacqueline Bett
Jacqueline

Pasha Bocarie
Amar

Foqia Hayee
Amar's mother

Abdul Hayee
Amar's father

Sunna Mirza
Jasmine

Balquees Hassan
Jasmine's mother

Gerard Kelly
Parish Priest

Isabel Johnston
Housekeeper

Tommy McKee
Dog walker

Muhammad Narcis
Unnamed Character

Ahmed Narcis
Unma, ed Character

Stephane Anderson
Unnamed Character

Laura McMonagle
Rukhsana's friend

Laura O'Malley
Unnamed Character

Sarah Ryan
Unnamed Character

Kevin Quinn
Shoplifter

Jamie Quinn
Boy playing drums

Director

Producer

Paul Laverty
screenplay

Ulrich Felsberg
executive producer

Peter Gallagher
line producer

Rebecca O'Brien
producer

Nigel Thomas
co-executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Barry Ackroyd

Editor

Jonathan Morris
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Casting Director

Kahleen Crawford
-

Production Designer

Martin Johnson
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Art Director

Ursula Cleary
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Fergus Clegg
-

Costume Designer

Carole K. Millar
-

Makeup Department

Karen Brotherston
assistant makeup artist

Sarah Fidelo
makeup artist

Production Manager

Shuna Frood
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marissa Carrera
third assistant director

Ana Gallardo
third assistant director

David Gilchrist
first assistant director

Michael Queen
second assistant director

Art Department

Sandy Borthwick
painter

Phil Bowen
construction manager

Chris Breslin
carpenter

Tristan Carlisle-Kitz
props

Craig Castle
props

Derek Fraser
carpenter

Ben Johnson
props

Jim O'Donnell
painter

Lee Porter
props buyer

Sound Department

Ray Beckett
sound mixer

Ben Brazier
foley mixer

Kevin Brazier
supervising sound editor

Robert Brazier
sound effects editor

Wayne Brooks
sound effects editor

Ricky Butt
foley artist

Bob Funaj
sound transfer

Graham V. Hartstone
sound re-recording mixer

Nicolas Le Messurier
sound re-recording mixer

Kian McClure
sound assistant

Peter Murphy
boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department

Joss Barratt
still photographer

Anna Benbow
clapper loader

Carl Hudson
focus puller

David Lee
camera trainee

Stephen Mathie
best boy

Matthew Moffat
gaffer

Julia Robinson
clapper loader

David Wilson
electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Katherine Donaldson
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Paul Clegg
second assistant editor

Anthony Morris
first assistant editor

Jason Wheeler
negative cutter

Music Department

Simon Chamberlain
music associate

Steve Donnelly
musician

Isobel Griffiths
musician contractor

Anthony Pleeth
musician

Steve Price
music recordist: Angel Studios

Martin Robertson
musician

Transportation Department

Charlie Dawson
driver

Willie Kelly
action vehicles

Grant Morrison
action vehicles

Ronnie Morrison
action vehicles

Paul Shearer
driver

Paul Zelenec
driver

Other Crew

Camilla Bray
production assistant

Charles Brooke
production assistant: Spain

Martin Butterworth
title designer

Christopher Cave
financer: Azure Film Financing

Kathleen Crawford
researcher

Pepe Del Pino
production assistant: Spain

Kirsten Fleig
production assistant: Spain

Shuna Frood
production coordinator

Anna Gallardo
production assistant: Spain

Luisa García
production assistant: Spain

Anna Graham
production secretary

Stephen Grosz
lawyer

Michael Higson
location manager

Shian Holt
location assistant

Elizabeth Hurley
production accountant

Phillip Jenkins
advisor

Pace Pepe Jimenez
production assistant: Spain

Lionel Kienot
production assistant: Spain

Yianne Lamb
production assistant: Spain

Susanna Lenton
script supervisor

Davenport Lyons
lawyer

Rehana Malik
advisor

Layla Mall
production assistant

Lucy Marr
assistant accountant

Karmel Masri
production assistant: Spain

Charles McDonald
publicist: McDonald & Rutter

David Miles
production assistant: Spain

Jim O'Donnell
unit nurse

Najmee Parveen
advisor

Roz Paterson
production notes

Eric Pertenart
production assistant: Spain

Leigh Pickford
floor runner, production assistant

Manolo Salas
production assistant: Spain

Roger Smith
script consultant

Peter Staggs
production assistant: Spain

Steve Wilkinson
financer: Azure Film Financing

Thanks

Martin Johnson
dedicatee

Production Company

Bianca Film
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Cinéart
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Glasgow Film Office
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Matador Pictures
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Scottish Screen
-

Sixteen Films
-

Tornasol Films S.A.
-

Distributor

A-Film Distribution

Alta Films

BIM Distribuzione

Castle Hill Productions

Cine Qua Non Films

Cinequanon

Diaphana Films

Filmcoopi Zürich

Icon Film Distribution

Impuls Home Entertainment

Neue Visionen Filmverleih

Universum Film (UFA)

Special Effects

Cine Image Film Opticals

Miscellaneous

Angel Studios
music recorded by

Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies

Azure Film Financing
financing

Baker Tilly
accounting

Ciné Image
titles

Color By Deluxe
laboratory

Creative Partnership
title design

Debonair
original soundtrack available on

Film Finance
completion bond

Fujifilm
film stock

Library of Congress
still photographs

Malde & Co.
auditors

Matrix
sale and leaseback finance by

McDonald and Rutter
publicity

Media Insurance Brokers
insurance

Oakfield Security
security

Pinewood Studios
sound re-recording

Reel Food
catering

Santa Monica Productions
production assistance: Spain

Sapex Scripts
post-production script services

V.F.G.
lighting equipment






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