- available formats: 35mm

Yes - a film by Sally Potter

Starring: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Stephanie Leonidas


"An excellent vehicle for a resplendent Joan Allen...
it is a pleasure to see a movie that openly strives to make its audience think"
"A wonderful film -- brave, funny and moving"
- Michael Ondaatje, author "The English Patient"

2004 Telluride Film Festival
2004 Toronto International Film Festival
2005 San Francisco International Film Festival

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 and Shirley Henderson a philosophical cleaner who witnesses the trail of dirt and heartbreak the lovers leave behind them, as they embark on a journey that takes them from London and Belfast to Beirut and Havana.

 

2004, UK/USA, 95 minutes, in English. Rated R for language and some sexual content.