Project Detail

Yasmin

Synopsis

Yasmin (Archie Panjabi- Bend it like Beckham) is a spirited women whose life in the North of England has become a precarious balancing act as she attempts both to please her traditional Pakistani family and enjoy the freedoms of western life. Having rebelled against her family as a teenager, Yasmin yields to the demands of her widowed father and agrees to marry a cousin 'from home'. The omens are not good when the goat-herder from a Pakistani village meets the vivacious, westernised Yasmin.

After the shocking events of 9/11, Yasmin's life begins to change; her innate sense of confidence starts to evaporate and she becomes increasingly ostracised at work. Yasmin is only jolted out of her crisis of identity when she witnesses the brutal internment of her husband under the draconian rules of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The injustice of this event forces Yasmin to re-evaluate her faith, her culture and her relationships. The scene is set for a compelling and and topical personal drama of what it means to be Asian, Muslim and British in the 21st century.
Written by Simon Beaufoy (highly acclaimed writer of The Full Monty), the film is an emotionally resonant story, threaded with a rich vein of wit, irony and juxtapostions.

Details

Year: 2005
Type of film: Features
Running time: 87 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Kenny Glenaan 1st Feature
Producer: Jonathan Olsberg
Editor: Kristina Hetherington
Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy
Director of Photography: Tony Slater-Ling
Sound: Stuart Bruce
Composer: Stephen McKeon
Principal cast: Archie Panjabi, Renu Setna, Steve Jackson, Syed Ahman, Shahid Ahmed

Genre

Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Parallax Independent

St Runwald Street
Colchester
Essex CO1 1HF
UK

T+44 (0)1206 574909

sally@parallaxindependent.co.uk

Sales Company

Gavin Film

65-66 Dean Street
London W1D 4PL
UK

T+44 (0)20 8432 2307

info@gavinfilm.com

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