Ae Fond Kiss...

Ken Loach

Paul Laverty

[Cast Group]
Actor: Atta Yaqub | Character: Casim Khan
Actor: Eva Birthistle | Character: Roisin Hanlon
Actor: Ahmad Riaz | Character: Tariq Khan
Actor: Shamshad Akhtar | Character: Sadia Khan
Actor: Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh | Character: Tahara Khan
Actor: Ghizala Avan | Character: Rukhsana Khan
Actor: David McKay | Character: Wee Roddie
Actor: Raymond Mearns | Character: Big Roddie
Actor: Gary Lewis | Character: Danny
Actor: Shy Ramzan | Character: Hammid
Actor: Emma Friel | Character: Annie
Actor: Karen Fraser | Character: Elsie
Actor: John Yule | Character: Headmaster
Actor: Ruth McGhie | Character: Mary Nolan
Actor: David Wallace | Character: Father David
Actor: Dougie Wallace | Character: Janitor
Actor: Jacqueline Bett | Character: Jacqueline
Actor: Pasha Bocarie | Character: Amar
Actor: Foqia Hayee | Character: Amar's Mother
Actor: Abdul Hayee | Character: Amar's Father
Actor: Sunna Mirza | Character: Jasmine
Actor: Balquees Hassan | Character: Jasmine's Mother
Actor: Gerard Kelly | Character: Parish Priest
Actor: Isabel Johnston | Character: Housekeeper
Actor: Tommy McKee | Character: Dog Walker
Actor: Muhammad Nargis | Character: Unnamed Character
Actor: Ahmed Nargis | Character: Unnamed Character
Actor: Stephanie Anderson | Character: Unnamed Character
Actor: Laura McMonagle | Character: Rukhsana's friend
Actor: Laura O'Malley | Character: Unnamed Character
Actor: Sarah Ryan | Character: Unnamed Character
Actor: Tarik Makarem | Character: Featured Dancer
Actor: Kevin Quinn | Character: Danny

[Directors Group]
Name: Ken Loach | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Paul Laverty | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ulrich Felsberg | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Gallagher | Role: Producer
Name: Rebecca O'Brien | Role: Producer
Name: Nigel Thomas | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Ward | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: George Fenton | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Barry Ackroyd | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jonathan Morris | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kahleen Crawford | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Martin Johnson | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ursula Cleary | Role: Art Director
Name: Fergus Clegg | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Carole Millar | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Karen Brotherston | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sarah Fidelo | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Shuna Frood | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Marissa Carrera | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ana Gallardo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Gilchrist | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michael Queen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sandy Borthwick | Role: Art Department
Name: Phil Bowen | Role: Art Department
Name: Chris Breslin | Role: Art Department
Name: Derek Fraser | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim O'Donnell | Role: Art Department
Name: Ali Sakin | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ray Beckett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ben Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wayne Brooks | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ricky Butt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bob Funaj | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graham V. Hartstone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicolas Le Messurier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kian McClure | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Joss Barratt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anna Benbow | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luiso Garcia-Ferrer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carl Hudson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Lee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Mathie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Moffat | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julia Robinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Wilson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Katherine Donaldson | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Paul Clegg | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Anthony Morris | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jason Wheeler | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michael Higson | Role: Location Management
Name: Shian Holt | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Simon Chamberlain | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Donnelly | Role: Music Department
Name: Isobel Griffiths | Role: Music Department
Name: Anthony Pleeth | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Martin Robertson | Role: Music Department
Name: Sam Watts | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Lauri Apelian | Role: Production Department
Name: Camilla Bray | Role: Production Department
Name: Charles Brooke | Role: Production Department
Name: Pepe Del Pino | Role: Production Department
Name: Kirsten Fleig | Role: Production Department
Name: Shuna Frood | Role: Production Department
Name: Anna Gallardo | Role: Production Department
Name: Luisa García | Role: Production Department
Name: Anna Graham | Role: Production Department
Name: Pace Pepe Jimenez | Role: Production Department
Name: Lionel Kienot | Role: Production Department
Name: Yianne Lamb | Role: Production Department
Name: Layla Mall | Role: Production Department
Name: Karmel Masri | Role: Production Department
Name: María Merediz | Role: Production Department
Name: David Miles | Role: Production Department
Name: Eric Pertenart | Role: Production Department
Name: Leigh Pickford | Role: Production Department
Name: Manolo Salas | Role: Production Department
Name: Peter Staggs | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Susanna Lenton | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Roger Smith | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Charlie Dawson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Willie Kelly | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Grant Morrison | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ronnie Morrison | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Paul Shearer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Paul Zelenec | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Martin Butterworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tristan Carlisle-Kitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig Castle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christopher Cave | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kahleen Crawford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Grosz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elizabeth Hurley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Phillip Jenkins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ben Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Davenport Lyons | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janice Macrae | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rehana Malik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucy Marr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles McDonald | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim O'Donnell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Najmee Parveen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roz Paterson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leigh Pickford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Porter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Wilkinson | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Martin Johnson | Role: Thanks

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi173982489/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi173982489/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1647130462515.mp4?Expires=1788375207&Signature=s~RkQyO8G3et1gIKWyuDthVGftMmuj9-lSrjqgCL3jwD2AHITCOkdn9nhy41IqrCe8J9s5LGrhZR2IhQ5UhjvPtLhnBILlPqvsvU3BnLUti1trXFNWXY-4ZqKX6nBYFlAd6vbk5CWDlWM0CcpkMwOX1QImxoHWVUZsTEluN5CUz59uXj0VJCWZuc5QogRpyOr1vKxlilanz~W~m7OqCw4CgR4x8BRY7mGhyKZEeWlYaEqV7~GovCUekpBDwhOUlo2OzJSDZJlgPr8jsQbBXnqo5Xnk3UGW5HF86DsP~r47tdA8RVyX98SgAcK41IOz5wx-vBPqsPZr~xcfqV6WeX5A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Germany: February 13, 2004 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Australia: June 22, 2004 (Sydney Film Festival)
France: July 9, 2004 (Rencontres Internationales de Cinéma à Paris)
France: July 10, 2004 (Foix Résistances Film Festival)
France: July 14, 2004
Luxembourg: July 17, 2004
New Zealand: July 21, 2004 (Auckland International Film Festival)
Belgium: August 25, 2004
Finland: August 26, 2004 (Espoo Film Festival)
Norway: September 3, 2004
Switzerland: September 9, 2004 (German speaking region)
Netherlands: September 12, 2004 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
United Kingdom: September 17, 2004
Ireland: September 17, 2004
Israel: September 29, 2004
Netherlands: October 7, 2004
Greece: October 14, 2004 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Finland: October 22, 2004
Spain: October 28, 2004 (Valladolid International Film Festival)
Germany: November 11, 2004
Sweden: November 26, 2004
United States: November 26, 2004 (limited)
Italy: January 5, 2005
Austria: January 14, 2005
Spain: January 14, 2005
Greece: January 21, 2005
Australia: February 25, 2005 (Adelaide Film Festival)
Denmark: March 4, 2005
United States: March 15, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Hong Kong: March 24, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Japan: May 7, 2005 (Tokyo)
Hungary: June 30, 2005
Poland: July 26, 2005 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Brazil: September 30, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Brazil: December 23, 2005 (limited)
Japan: January 27, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Turkey: September 22, 2006
United Arab Emirates: July 16, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Finland: August 28, 2009 (Espoo Film Festival)
United States: January 20, 2013 (San Francisco, Mostly British Film Festival)
Vietnam: September 24, 2014 (UK Film Week)

Nominee | 2005 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Film of the Year | A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2005 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Actress of the Year | Eva Birthistle, A Fond Kiss | Tied with Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
Nominee | 2005 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Newcomer of the Year | Eva Birthistle, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2005 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Laverty, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2004 | Berlin International Film Festival | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Competition | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2004 | Berlin International Film Festival | Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Bear | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Screenwriter | Paul Laverty, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2004 | Motovun Film Festival | Propeller of Motovun | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2005 | César Awards, France | César | Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne) | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss | UK/Belgium/Germany/Italy/Spain. Tied with Life Is a Miracle (2004).
Nominee | 2004 | BAFTA Awards, Scotland | BAFTA Scotland Award | Best Actress in a Scottish Film | Eva Birthistle, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Actress | Eva Birthistle, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | Emden International Film Festival | Emden Film Award | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Actress | Eva Birthistle, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer | Atta Yaqub, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Screenplay | Paul Laverty, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2004 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Film | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Nominee | 2004 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Best Film | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss
Winner | 2004 | FICE - Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai | FICE Award | Best European Director (Migliore Regista Europeo) | Ken Loach, A Fond Kiss

Austria: USD 230285
Australia: USD 67320
Germany: USD 176898
Spain: USD 1079007
France: USD 2340189
United Kingdom: USD 444385
Hungary: USD 5744
Italy: USD 1875063
Netherlands: USD 53303
New Zealand: USD 221638
Turkey: USD 23661
Domestic: USD 30148
Period: Mar 11 – 13, 2005 | Rank: 92 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 28291 | Interval gross: USD 4953 | Per theater average: USD 2476
Period: Dec 3 – 5, 2004 | Rank: 75 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 19509 | Interval gross: USD 4509 | Per theater average: USD 2254
Period: Nov 26 – 28, 2004 | Rank: 57 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 11250 | Interval gross: USD 11250 | Per theater average: USD 5625