WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY
by Iram Haq
synopsis
Sixteen year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home with her family she is the perfect Pakistani daughter, but when out with her friends, she is a normal Norwegian teenager. When her father catches her in bed with her boyfriend, Nisha's two worlds brutally collide. To set an example, Nisha's parents decide to kidnap her and place her with relatives in Pakistan. Here, in a country she has never been to before, Nisha is forced to adapt to her parents' culture.
international title: | What Will People Say |
original title: | Hva vil folk si |
country: | Norway, Germany, Sweden |
sales agent: | Beta Cinema |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Iram Haq |
film run: | 106' |
release date: | NO 6/10/2017, IT 3/05/2018, DE 10/05/2018, FR 6/06/2018, ES 17/08/2018 |
screenplay: | Iram Haq |
cast: | Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain, Ekavali Khanna, Rohit Saraf, Ali Arfan, Sheeba Chaddha, Jannat Zubair Rahmani, Lalit Parimoo, Nokokure Dahl, Isak Lie Harr |
cinematography by: | Nadim Carlsen |
film editing: | Janus Billeskov Jansen, Anne Østerud |
art director: | Vintee Bansal, Ann-Kristin Talleraas |
music: | Lorenz Dangel, Martin Pedersen |
producer: | Maria Ekerhovd |
co-producer: | Madeleine Ekman, Tomas Eskilsson, Lizette Jonjic, Katarina Krave, Karsten Stöter |
associate producer: | Achin Jain, Guneet Monga |
production: | Mer Film, Rohfilm GmbH, Zentropa International Sweden |
distributor: | Lucky Red, ARP Sélection, Avalon |