While watching the drama "Yasmin" by Kenny Glenaan the viewer gets the impression of how life could be when you are torn between two worlds and cannot decide which one is better for you or how you can combine them. Yasmin is a young Muslim woman who lives two different lifestyles of a typically English woman who lives two different lifestyles at a time: On the one hand, the life in a Muslim community in England, and on the other hand, the lifestyle of a typically English woman in working-class surroundings. When she goes to work, she changes form her traditional Muslim dress into average western style and changes them back when she comes home to her community. The movie deals with the problems of a woman who tries to live two different lifestyles while hiding her background. It deals with the prejudice that English people have got with other religions. I think, the director's intention was to show the audience the invisible war that is going on in England against Muslim people especially after 9/11. I could feel sympathy for Yasmin because I think it must be really hard to live such a life according to the laws of her father and to the expectations of the English people of her. I really like the film because it has made me think about how people can feel when they get rejected. It shows how life can change after such an event like 9/11, and how Islamophobia has grown in the English towns. I would recommend the film because it has got a really good story and subtext. The actors play their roles really well.
Review of Yasmin
