Hva Vil Folk Si (2017)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 106 minuten
Alternative title: What Will People Say
Country:
Norway / Germany / Sweden
Directed by: Iram Haq
Stars: Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain and Ekavali Khanna
IMDb score:
7,4 (6.373)
Releasedate: 6 October 2017
Hva Vil Folk Si plot
"Sent to a country she's never known… she must risk everything to break free."
16-year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home with her family, she's the perfect Pakistani daughter, but when she's with her friends, she's a normal Norwegian teenager. When her father catches her in bed with her boyfriend, her two worlds suddenly collide. To set an example, her parents decide to kidnap her and place her with relatives in Pakistan. Here, in a country she has never been to, she is forced to adapt to her parents' culture.
Reviews & comments
Movsin
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- 8286 messages
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What fear and sadness in the eyes of the girl Nisha, movingly portrayed by Maria Mozhdah.
A story that nevertheless touches the heart in a film that, with its meaningless title, further underlines the dubious reason for all the misery.
Several shocking scenes ( the father's unworthy request for his daughter to take her own life at first, but also the incredibly corrupt actions of the police, as examples.)
In addition to the main character, there is also a strong performance by Adil Hussain, whose role as a father in the final scene may raise some questions, although this also shows that this "What will People say" is a film about the delicacy and nuance of cultural differences, in particular the problems surrounding the youth growing up in the new country.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
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Quite a strong drama about a 17-year-old girl who can't escape a sexist culture that suppresses her freedoms. It must be said: the Hindu parents (Muslims) are not examples of well-integrated citizens. They hold on to their traditions and customs and immediately see shame and whoredom in innocent signs of love. It is not a film that attacks Islam and religion... no, it is rather an attack on ultra-conservatism and family tyranny.
Nisha yearns to make her own choices in life and to choose who she loves. Values that she is entitled to according to our Western standards, but which she is constantly prevented from achieving. In fact, she is sent back to Pakistan . The story seems to be autobiographical, so we can assume that these are not made up situations. The film is strikingly pessimistic and reproachful in tone. I found the final scene very strong and symbolic. The entire film filled me with sadness.
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mrklm
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Najma [Maria Mozhdah] is a Norwegian teenager from a traditional Pakistani family. When her father [Adil Hussain] discovers that Daniel [Isak Lie Harr] has entered Najma's bedroom through the roof, he (wrongly) immediately thinks the worst. Najma's parents then do everything they can to protect their reputation. When a social worker [Sara Khorami] questions Najma's family situation, Najma is forced to spend time with her uncle [Lalit Parimoo] and aunt [Sheebe Chaddha] in Pakistan. No melodramatic scenes, but a portrait of a generation gap between parents who cling to their original culture and a teenager who feels at home in the culture of the country in which she grew up. Well acted and at times penetrating, but the basic idea could have been developed better. Halfway through the story falters a bit and only recovers in the last quarter.
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