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Dukhtar(دختر‎)

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Pakistan, Norway, United States · 2014
Rated PG · 1h 33m
Director Afia Nathaniel
Starring Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Samina Ahmad
Genre Drama, Thriller

In the mountains of Pakistan, two rival families agree to squash their historic hostility through arranging a marriage between a powerful tribal leader of one family and the ten year-old daughter of the other. The mother of the young girl, trying to give her a different life from her own, then flees with her daughter, with henchmen in hot pursuit.

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RogerEbert.com by

The rampancy of clichés might have been okay were Dukhtar slightly more self-aware.

80

The New York Times by Andy Webster

Its principal merit is the quiet authority of Ms. Mumtaz, who combines a mother’s passionate concern with glimmers of an awakening consciousness.

70

The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young

Dukhtar (Daughter) may not be 127 Hours, but Afia Nathaniel’s feature directing debut generates enough tension to fuel a harrowing real-life story while adding another unforgettable heroine to cinema from the region with Samiya Mumtaz’s measured portrayal of a Muslim woman taking charge of her life.

80

Village Voice by Diana Clarke

Dukhtar is an issues film with the twisted, heart-pounding feel of a road-trip thriller, but Nathaniel based her script on a true story, and there's a low-key quality to the conversations that feels real, intimate, and all the more urgent for it.

70

Variety by Jay Weissberg

A handsomely made, nicely modulated fugitive drama with forceful social overtones that decries the ongoing practice of marrying child brides in tribal regions of the country’s mountainous north.

90

Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh

Nathaniel, a native of Pakistan, has delivered a stunning, emotive work that takes to task oppressive patriarchy. It's a gorgeous, suspenseful cinematic achievement.

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