Beyond Honor

Although this is obviously a low-budget film, it masterfully presents the evils of Islamic extremism in the microcosm of a single household. The father, Mohammed, is a petty tyrant, lording it over his family and imposing his rigid views on everyone around him, always with the threat of violence looming behind his harsh words. As the story proceeds, the threatened violence becomes reality, and the tragedy unfolds. The director, Varu Khanna, is not judging all Muslims, but rather he is condemning intolerance in all its forms. He has succeeded admirably.

This movie is extremely hard to watch, but that is because the characters are so real that you begin to feel their pain. It is a really good movie and an important movie. Should be in more theaters. There are a lot of good sub-plots. The whole family in the film is fascinating to watch. Also look for the boyfriend of the lead actress's friend in the movie. He is also on the show Twins with Melanie Griffith. Only an independent film would be able to make this movie. Hollywood would never touch this subject even though they could do A Million Dollar Baby. This could be the most controversial film I've ever seen.

i stumbled upon this film on paddy's day in new york. clearly one of those moments when you walk into a theater not knowing what to expect. my wife and i were blown away by this film. we have never had a film have such an impact on me. my wife and i are still discussing it. the film opened our eyes. even though it is a fictional piece of work - it is so real. we were on the edge of our seats from the time we walked in. from the first scene till the end of the film - we could not take our eyes off. the acting is great, the story is mind blowing. the film is so real that the characters are still with us, actually haunting us. takes a lot of guts to make a real daring film. a must see.

What a garbage movie did I watch. Varun Khanna or whoever wrote or made this movie seems they are completely ignorant about Islam. The values depicted in this movie are completely opposite and against what Islam teaches. You need educate well enough yourself about a religion before making such a NONSENSE movie. Don't confuse culture, ignorant practices with a religion. Like in India, does Hinduism really teach child marriages or keeping pure virginity? Again, this movie is full of absurd, nonsense and weak characters and completely biased targeting a religion unfairly. Please read Holy Quran accurate translation and judge this movie yourself!

It is amazing to see the ignorance that surrounds the people of America. The world starts and ends with what we would like to believe. Bad only happens in far away lands; how can evil lurk amidst "us" - the land of civilized? The ignorance shown by the man who has posted the earlier column is resonant with the utter nonsense doled out to us by the media, academicians, and western feminists (the kid should spend more time watching slasher films instead of brave, intelligent and emotionally charged films like Beyond Honor).

Bill Maher gets it right when he says that Americans have lost or are losing their edge in innovation in the world. The main reason is not just our ignorance but arrogance too.

Beyond Honor filmmakers are in touch with the real world. The real world where children are sold off into slavery and women are punished for being women. Go to parts of Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Middle East and then you will be puking your guts out when you see how women are treated – like animals. We can only look down upon the rest of the world as barbaric. What about our history? It was not too long ago that whites were lynching blacks, just for being black. Beyond Honor depicts the stark reality of humans at their worst. How else can you explain the genocide of 6 million Jews just for following their faith? The film has stayed with me all these days since I saw it in West Hills. It still makes my heart hurt, just like it did when I was a volunteer physician in Africa a decade ago. I have in my various travels around the world met people that you see in this film. This film is not just about some far away tribe in some other world. Beyond Honor analyzes concepts of honor that we would never even start to comprehend in our western minds.

A brave and daring endeavor by the filmmakers, who are able to address culture clash as never been depicted before. Kudos!