What Will People Say fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and violent
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Nerve-racking and violent
What Will People Say is nerve-racking and violent.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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What Will People Say is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 46 min
What Will People Say runs 1 h 46 min.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see What Will People Say much the same way.
It was made in Norwegian, with some Urdu, English. Produced in Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
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