Northern Film Group
北国影视集团
In the Name of...《逆转婚姻》
NORWAY | 2018 | 55 MIN | LOVE, FAMILY | NORWEGIAN, ENGLISH, MALAY | RIGHTS: APAC
DIRECTOR: ERLYNEE KARDANY
Producer: Atle Evang Reinton
Cast: Atle Evang Reinton (“Insider”), ERLYNEE KARDANY
Presented by: Novemberfilm
A Norwegian man meets a modern Muslim woman (the director) and embraces Islam in the name of love. Together they face controversial topics such as Syariah and circumcision. Under pressure from both families they are forced to make lifeshaping decisions between love and religion, freedom and tradition. An intimate film about a cross-cultural couple in their formative years from newlyweds to a family of four.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
2018: Nordic/Docs
2018: Sole Luna Palermo Film Festival
2019: Winner, Golden Shepherd, Best Ethnological Film in International competition, Ethnological television film festival – FESTEF