Don't believe this is a Bollywood story. Don't believe that it's a love-story or a comic melodrama ! This is a story written by someone I know has a firsthand knowledge of both Muslim immigrants milieu and typical ethnic Danes - she describes sides of life we not are accustomed to see in traditional films (like a man peeing in the sink in "Koks i kulissen") and her social realism is never boring.
Helle Ryslinge shows with this movie that the so-called "impossible" objective point EXISTS ! In the end You feel sorry for both sides and You realize this cultural conflict between Muslims and Christians/westerners will continue.
Danish politicians have tried to restrict immigration and control integration, but the success is only on the danish hands ! A land like Sweden - where criticizing immigrants is law-forbidden - has increasing neonazism and neonazi-demonstrations. In Denmark the freedom of speech has won over both left-wing-extremists lullabies (except when they constantly refrain from paying rent for a YouthHouse !) and neonazists antisemitic feelings.
There is not much success on the immigrants hands yet and though this picture is 5 years old it still reflects the problem is not integration BUT dis-integration ...
A colony with cultural superstitions blocked by religious fear is thrown into a cyberspace-ready world and these colonists has to acclimatize to the new country - or be looked upon as intruders, if not invaders.
Quite a challenge for newcomers, but every step towards a modern mind free of hate, religion and conquest-tradition; will benefit those who seek refuge in the northern Europe.
Helle Ryslinge shows with this movie that the so-called "impossible" objective point EXISTS ! In the end You feel sorry for both sides and You realize this cultural conflict between Muslims and Christians/westerners will continue.
Danish politicians have tried to restrict immigration and control integration, but the success is only on the danish hands ! A land like Sweden - where criticizing immigrants is law-forbidden - has increasing neonazism and neonazi-demonstrations. In Denmark the freedom of speech has won over both left-wing-extremists lullabies (except when they constantly refrain from paying rent for a YouthHouse !) and neonazists antisemitic feelings.
There is not much success on the immigrants hands yet and though this picture is 5 years old it still reflects the problem is not integration BUT dis-integration ...
A colony with cultural superstitions blocked by religious fear is thrown into a cyberspace-ready world and these colonists has to acclimatize to the new country - or be looked upon as intruders, if not invaders.
Quite a challenge for newcomers, but every step towards a modern mind free of hate, religion and conquest-tradition; will benefit those who seek refuge in the northern Europe.