Hva vil folk si
What Will People Say
Die 16-jährige Nisha führt ein Doppelleben: Daheim bei der Familie ist sie die perfekte pakistanische Tochter, aber unterwegs mit ihren Freundinnen ist sie ein normaler norwegischer Teenager. Als ihr Vater sie mit ihrem Freund im Bett erwischt, kollidieren Nishas zwei Welten brutal. Um ein Exempel zu statuieren, entscheiden ihre Eltern, sie zu entführen und zu Verwandten nach Pakistan zu bringen. Nisha war hier noch nie und ist gezwungen, sich der Kultur ihrer Eltern anzupassen. Hva vil folk si ist ein bewegendes Drama über eine komplexe Beziehung zwischen Vater und Tochter, und die Geschichte eines Mädchens, das seinen eigenen Weg finden muss.
A first-generation Norwegian teen clashes with the traditional values and expectations of her Pakistani émigré parents in the compelling coming-of-age drama What Will People Say, from director-writer Iram Haq. Like her feature debut I Am Yours, Haq's sophomore work smartly probes the problems of a character caught between cultures, while the nuanced screenplay once again draws on her own harrowing life experience. The kinetically shot film brims with authenticity and immediacy and benefits from a deeply sympathetic turn from sublime discovery Maria Mozhdah as the lead. (Alissa Simon, Variety)
Director's Biography
Iram Haq
Iram Haq is an actress, writer and director. She directed and starred in her debut, the short “Little Miss Eyeflap”, which screened at Sundance in 2009. Her first feature “I Am Yours” premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2013 and won awards at festivals around the world. “What Will People Say” won several prizes as well, including Audience awards at AFI Fest and Les Arcs European Film Festival.
Film Selection: Hva vil folk si (What Will People Say, 2017) — Jeg er din (I Am Yours, 2013) — Skylappjenta (Little Miss Eyeflap, 2009, short)
Iram Haq is an actress, writer and director. She directed and starred in her debut, the short “Little Miss Eyeflap”, which screened at Sundance in 2009. Her first feature “I Am Yours” premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2013 and won awards at festivals around the world. “What Will People Say” won several prizes as well, including Audience awards at AFI Fest and Les Arcs European Film Festival.
Film Selection: Hva vil folk si (What Will People Say, 2017) — Jeg er din (I Am Yours, 2013) — Skylappjenta (Little Miss Eyeflap, 2009, short)
CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS
2018: CROSSING EUROPE Audience Award - Best Fiction Film
Competition Fiction 2018
Iram Haq
Norwegen / Deutschland / Schweden 2017
color
106 Minuten
Norwegisch / Urdu OmeU
Drehbuch Iram Haq
Kamera Nadim Carlsen
Schnitt Janus Billeskov Jansen, Anne Østerud
Ton/Sounddesign Michael Kaczmarek
Musik Martin Pedersen, Lorenz Dangel
Mit Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain, Rohit Saraf, Ali Arfan, Sheeba Chaddha, Lalit Parimoo, Ekavali Khanna
Produzent*innen Maria Ekerhovd
Produktion
Mer Film, Rohfilm Factory, Zentropa Sweden
Weltvertrieb
WELTVERTRIEB
Österreichpremiere
Verleih in Österreich
Polyfilm
Rechte Österreich / Austrian RightsPolyfilm
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
Toronto International Film Festival 2017
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
CROSSING EUROPE Audience Award - Best Fiction Film 2018
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