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6.1/10   120 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Fernando Colomo (story)
Fernando Colomo (written by)
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Release Date:
18 August 2006 (Spain) more
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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Touching feel good romantic comedy more (4 total)

Cast

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Javier Cifrián ... Caín
Nur Al Levi ... Aisha
Asier Etxeandia ... Abel
Ash Varrez ... Shakir
Lalita Ahmed ... Samaah
Gayathri Kesavan ... Reema
Laskmi Khabrani ... Fátima
Laura Cepeda ... Milagros
Víctor Benjumea ... Cristóbal
Lilian Caro ... Virginia
Carlos Bañuelos ... Jorge
Kira Miró ... Pino
Carmen Parra ... Gemela 1
María Parra ... Gemela 2
Azmi Ayyashi ... Imán
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Near East (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Germany:93 min (European Film Market)
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Shokal Fire Ashe more

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Touching feel good romantic comedy, 26 May 2007
10/10
Author: Sue from Chicago area, United States

This is my first review only because I am bothered by the low rating. This was one of the best romantic comedies I have seen and I see a lot of movies. The ending is predictable, but so what, all romantic comedies are. The people who rated it low are probably not big on romantic comedies in general. This movie was so touching on many levels. It's the kind of movie that you walk out of feeling really good. The story is about a man who is jealous of his womanizing brother's ability to attract decent women. He takes pity on one of his brothers victims who is a Muslim woman with a strict father. He tries to help her and make up for his brother's indiscretions and ends up immersing himself in their culture. I loved that it gave a beautiful portrayal of a Muslim family. I learned some really cool things like how they give 2.5% of their earnings to someone in need (directly) and how they don't believe in carrying debt. This is not an award winning type cinematic masterpiece, but I gave it 10 stars because it's fun and has the ability to actually change your mood.

Edit: - I noticed that all the other reviews were from 2006, so I should mention that I saw this in April 2007 at the 23rd Chicago Latino Film Festival at Facets.

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