I loved this film. The beginning sets you the strong mother/daughter relationship where both characters exude their love, friendship, and connection. This relationship continues throughout the duration of the film and feels like the main focus. The issue of arranged child brides/marriages is secondary. You have just enough set up to understand the pain of the issue and the blatant violation of human rights to promise a 10 year old to someone who is likely in his 60s or older. The issue isn't enough in your face to feel like a pure human rights film; yet enough that it makes the audience process this human rights abuse.
The colors of their wardrobe and Soheil's truck contrasting with the landscapes of the Northern Pakistani mountains create a stunning visual.
The plot is subtle, but more than delivers enough suspense to want to watch the story unfold as you hope for a somewhat happy western ending, yet the reality is true stories like this often don't have a happy ending, allowing for either ending to feel appropriate.
The colors of their wardrobe and Soheil's truck contrasting with the landscapes of the Northern Pakistani mountains create a stunning visual.
The plot is subtle, but more than delivers enough suspense to want to watch the story unfold as you hope for a somewhat happy western ending, yet the reality is true stories like this often don't have a happy ending, allowing for either ending to feel appropriate.