What Will People Say (2017)

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

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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