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Summary Nazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London’s East End. In this new world, pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence – and to do her duty to her husban...

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 User Ratings
3.8
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Summary Nazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London’s East End. In this new world, pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence – and to do her duty to her husban...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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64% Positive
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9 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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64% Positive
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36% Mixed
9 Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 User Ratings
3.8
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17% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 User Ratings
3.8
33% Positive
2 Ratings
17% Mixed
1 Rating
50% Negative
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Production Company Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Ruby Films, Seven Seas Productions, UK Film Council
Release Date Jun 20, 2008
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Sometimes to find your way home, you must follow your heart.
Dinard British Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination