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AeFondKissisawarmromanticdrama,buttherearemanyconflictsinthisfilm.Exceptsocialcontext,thisfilmtalksaboutamodern“RomeoandJuliet”story.CasimandRoisinaretwoyoungpeoplewithdifferentculturalbackground,andtheyfallinlovewitheachother.However,theirrelationshipisprohibitedbyboththeirsocialnetworks.Variousconflictsariseorrevealbecauseoftheirlove.Backgrounddifferencesbetweenpeopleandethnocentrismaremainreasonsfortheemergenceofconflicts,groupconflictsandpersonalconflictsaretwotypesofconflictsinthisfilm.GroupconflictsareconflictsbetweentheKhansandsocialcontext.Backgrounddifferencesleadtoconflicts.Ethnicaldifferenceisadistinctdifference.TheKhansemigratedfromPakistan,sotheyareAsian,butpeoplearoundthemarewhite.Ethnicaldifferencecausesracialdiscrimination.Atschool,Taharaisoftenteasedandinsultedbyherclassmatesonlybecauseofherethnicalidentity.Culturaldifferencealsocausesconflict.TheKhansholdontraditionalPakistanicultureeventheyhavebeenlivingatGlasgowformanyyears,andtheyhavenotacculturationwithnativeScottishculture.Forexample,theyencourageendogamy,butnativeScotsthoughtitwasridiculoustomarryone’sfirstcousin.Therefore,theyonlycontactwithotherPakistaniandhavelittleconnectionwithnativeScotstheseyears.Besides,religiondifferenceisabigproblem.TheKhansareMuslim,butpeoplearoundthemareCatholic.SotheycannotacceptCasimmarryaCatholicgirl,andpriestinRoisin’scommunitydoesnotallowRoisintomarryaMuslim.PersonalconflictsareconflictsbetweenCasimandRoisin.CasimisaPakistani-Scot,andhisparentsthinkexogamybringsdishonortohisfamily,butRoisinisanIrish-Scot,sotheirrelationshipisprohibitedbyCasim’sfamily.Additionally,Casimisfromacollectivismculturewhichvaluesfamilyverymuch,whileRoisinisfromanIndividualismculturewhichvaluesindividualidentity.Therefore,RoisincannotunderstandwhyCasimalwaystakeshisfamily’sthoughtsintoconsideration.Furthermore,CasimandRoisinbelieveindifferentreligions.InMuslim,exogamybringsdishonor,butforCatholic,premaritalsexisashame.Thatdifferencecausesdifferenttroubleforbothofthem.CasimaskedifRoisincouldchangeherbeliefforhim;butthepriestdemandRoisinchangeCasim’sbelieforendtheirrelationship.Inaddition,ethnocentrismcouldleadconflicts.BothCasimandRoisinthinktheircultureistheonlyrightoneandmuchbetterthantheother.Forinstance,RoisincannotunderstandwhyCasimsocaresabouthisfamily’sopinion,andwhenCasimtellherhewillmarryhisfirstcousin,shedidnotbelievebecauseshethoughtitwasfunny.Conservativenessisapartofethnocentrism.Peoplearenotwillingtolearnandacceptothercultures.FortheKhans,eventheylivedinScotlandformanyyears,theystillliveandthinkasPakistani.However,theendingmakesushopeful.WecouldseesomechangeofCasimbecauseofhisloveforRoisin.