
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.
Keywords
- Politics: Human Rights
- Teenage Years
- Coming of Age
- family
- religion
- women
Actors
- Maria Mozhdah
- Adil Hussain
- Rohit Saraf
- Ekavali Khanna
- Ali Arfan
- Sheeba Chaddha
- Lalit Parimoo
- Jannat Zubair Rehmani
- Isak Lie Harr
- Nokokure Dahl
Director
- Iram Haq
Drama
1h 42min
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Norwegian-Pakistani teen Nisha is torn between two worlds until the worlds colide.
Norwegian-Pakistani teen Nisha is torn between two worlds until the worlds colide.
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.
Festivals
CPH:PIX
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Toronto International Film Festival
Göteborg Film Festival
Cast & Crew
Director
Iram Haq
Cast
Maria Mozhdah
Cast
Adil Hussain
Cast
Rohit Saraf
Cast
Ekavali Khanna
Cast
Ali Arfan
Cast
Sheeba Chaddha
Cast
Lalit Parimoo
Cast
Jannat Zubair Rehmani
Cast
Isak Lie Harr
Cast
Nokokure Dahl