A FIANCE FOR YASMINA by Irene Cardona

Original title Un Novio Para Yasmina. Teaser with English subtitles.
Spain. 92 min., 2008. With Sanaa Alaoui, José Luís García Pérez, Mª Luisa Borruel, Francisco Olmo.
Lola loves weddings, even though her own marriage is on the rocks. She suspects that her husband Jorge has fallen in love with Yasmina (brilliantly played by Moroccan actress Sanaa Alaoui), who is in need of a visa to stay in Spain. Meanwhile, Yasmina is in a hurry to marry Javi, who proves to be a master at foot shuffling in his reluctance to set a date. While Alfredo is against the marriage, hed be ready to get married for friendship. or for money. A tenderhearted romantic story, A FIANCE FOR YASMINA charts the tangled imbroglio that arises when emotional dilemmas, star-crossed relationships and the unpredictable effects of love bring mayhem upon a group of friends. A FIANCE FOR YASMINA is a fresh take on the ensemble drama that swept the awards at the Malaga Film Festival as Best Film, Best Actress & Audience Awards.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• fiction
• Spain
• Spanish
• narrative
• inmigration
• comedy
• drama.