Movie

What Will People Say

2017 · 106 min

A tense, heartbreaking plunge into a girl's double life, where love and control collide with devastating intimacy.

Tagline: Sent to a country she's never known… she must risk everything to break free.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
isolation
coming-of-age
freedom
Places: big city
home
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong