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Sixteen-year-old Nisha (Maria Mozhdah) lives a double life. When out with her friends, she’s a normal Norwegian teenager. At home with her family, she is the perfect Pakistani daughter. But when her father (Adil Hussain) catches her alone with her boyfriend in her room, Nisha’s two worlds brutally collide. To set an example and escape the judgment of their peers, her parents send Nisha against her will to a small town in Pakistan to live with extended family. There, in an unfamiliar country surrounded by people she barely knows, Nisha must adapt to a rigid culture that denies her the freedoms she once enjoyed. Winner of Audience Awards at AFI Fest and the Les Arcs European Film Festival, What Will People Say is a tense and moving drama about women’s rights, immigrant identity, and familial duties. Based on director Iram Haq’s own experiences as a young Pakistani woman in Norway, it features an astounding debut by 18-year-old Mozhdah and a nuanced performance by veteran actor Hussain (Life of Pi).
Original Release
09/28/2017
US Release
07/13/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Maria Mozhdah | Nisha |
Adil Hussain | Mirza |
Ekavali Khanna | Mother Najma / Mother |
Rohit Saraf | Amir |
Ali Arfan | Asif |
Sheeba Chaddha | Aunt |
Lalit Parimoo | Uncle |
Jannat Zubair Rahmani | Salima |
Isak Lie Harr | Daniel |
Nokokure Dahl | Emily |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Maria Mozhdah | Nisha |
Adil Hussain | Mirza |
Ekavali Khanna | Mother Najma / Mother |
Rohit Saraf | Amir |
Ali Arfan | Asif |
Sheeba Chaddha | Aunt |
Lalit Parimoo | Uncle |
Jannat Zubair Rahmani | Salima |
Isak Lie Harr | Daniel |
Nokokure Dahl | Emily |
Eliza Raja | Ameena |
Farrukh Jaffar | Bestemor / Grandmother |
Naeem Azam | Amjad |
Assad Siddique | Abdullah |
Trine Wiggen | Social worker |
Sara Khorami | Social worker |
Maria Bock | Social worker |
Juliet Skogen | Iben |
Jonas Kvitting | Marcus |
Jan Gunnar Røise | Customer / Man in Shop |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Marvin Nieto | Executive Producer |
Catho Bach Christensen | Producer |
Tom Dercourt | Producer |
Maria Ekerhovd | Producer |
Madeleine Ekman | Producer |
Sophie Erbs | Producer |
Tomas Eskilsson | Producer |
Achin Jain | Producer |
Eva Jakobsen | Producer |
Mikkel Jersin | Producer |
Lizette Jonjic | Producer |
Katarina Krave | Producer |
Ragna Nordhus Midtgard | Producer |
Guneet Monga | Producer |
Katrin Pors | Producer |
Karsten Stöter | Producer |
Mahabir Bhullar | Producer |