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What Will People Say (2017)

What Will People Say poster
Original title
Hva vil folk si
Directed by
Iram Haq
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, France
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 216 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl in Norway faces conflict at home when her traditional Pakistani parents discover her secret boyfriend. Her father sends her to live with family in Pakistan to regain control over her life.

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What happens

What Will People Say (Norwegian: Hva vil folk si) is a 2017 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Iram Haq. An international co-production of Norway, German and Sweden, the film is inspired by Haq's own life. The scenes set in Pakistan were all shot in India, mostly in Rajasthan. The film had its world premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2017. It was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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