Love + Hate

6.7
2005 1 hr 20 min Drama

This movie is a contemporary UK vision of an age old story as epitomised by Shakespeare, but with two at odds relationships adding a layer of complication. The situation, a volatile northern English town, typically Bradford, and characters, one Islamic Pakistani family and two prejudiced English families loosely representing the Capulets and the Montagues.

  • Cast:
    Samina Awan , Tom Hudson , Matthew McNulty , Nichola Burley , Tracy Brabin , Dean Andrews

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Reviews

Redwarmin
2005/09/13

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

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Breakinger
2005/09/14

A Brilliant Conflict

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Tayloriona
2005/09/15

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Nicole
2005/09/16

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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yas-26811
2005/09/17

Signed up to IMDb just to write this review. Loved it when I was a teenager when it was released back in 2005 and it remains as one of my favourite films of all time. A pure romance but it's definitely not an easy road to get to the happiness they seek. Low budget British film but that is all the more reason to love it. Would recommend and I can watch it over and over again. I don't want to explain too much of the plot and trying to avoid any spoilers where I can but in a nutshell. Teenage white male from a heavily racist family background meets Naseema - a Muslim- at their Saturday job in a wallpaper shop. He can't hide his feelings as much as he tries. Her family would not agree with this relationship so it's dilemma of what to do to take them forward.

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pope523
2005/09/18

The dialog delivery was awkward and unnatural. I get the feeling that they were trying to make it sound more "natural" with the actors stepping on each other's lines, but it just sounds like they don't know their parts so well. It could just be bad acting. Maybe the actors were attempting to ad-lib. I don't know.The writer has low expectations for the audience's understanding and feels he has to spell everything out in the dialog. The racist kids walks out of the back room, it's pretty obvious that it's because he doesn't like the new Muslim girl. The Muslim girl says "Why did he just leave like that without saying anything?". Duh.And I can't understand most of what the two chav prostitutes are saying. That's what you are, by the way, when you get all dressed up to sit by the side of the road waiting to get picked up for sex with random guys in their cars. A hooker.It's not a terrible film, but it's not exactly an original story either.

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zukmuk
2005/09/19

I liked this movie enough to register an IMDb account. Ihope people see this one. Every bit as good as Crash for laying out the human problems with racial barriers and the hypocrisy that is inherent. Super-real performances and an understated script make this a real gem for lovers of human drama.Why is it OK to for brother to date white women but a mortal sin for is sister to date a white boy. Would you be OK with your white sister dating a man of color? Your daughter?This is the question brought forth here. A real hard look at ourselves and our racial pride.

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puckhead95
2005/09/20

An excellent film. Low budget for sure but that might have helped, not hindered, this film. It has a very realistic feel and look. There's no glamourizing here. But at the same time, it doesn't feel overly dramatic.The actors, all newbies or very limited in experience we all very believable. No one dies like you might think someone will at some point. Fantastic acting and editing. The story flowed so well.Other films will be made for far more money with big name actors and directors but I doubt they couldn't have done any better. Maybe not a perfect film but is there such a thing?

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