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Yasmin (2004)
A reasonable story, a difficult topic
13 January 2005 - 10 out of 14 users found this review helpful.
It is a "story" built on top of a "topic". The story is about the consequences of the September 11 attacks on the daily life of a young British Muslim woman. The topic is Islam's shift towards conservatism (and fundamentalism) that many people blame on The West's "fight against terrorism".
As such the story is necessarily incomplete, stereotypical, and unreal. But, as such, it does a pretty good job of making me think of what could be real --- the fear, the hate, the horror of law abuse, the consequences.
The movie is also well balanced: smiles and tears are spared wisely. I just did not like the end.
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