YES is the story of a passionate
love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a
Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some
of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious,
political and sexual.
Sam Neill plays the betrayed and
betraying politician husband, Sheila Hancock the beloved aunt and
Shirley Henderson the philosophical cleaner who witnesses the
trail of hurt and heartbreak the lovers leave behind them, as
they embark on a journey that takes them from London and Belfast
to Beirut and Havana.
"I loved this film....it's a work that is
intensely emotional, politically relevant and psychologically
astute" Tom Brook, "Talking Movies", BBC
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