Import Export

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Jan is a 25 year-old Norwegian and aspiring rock musician who has fallen in love with Jasmin, a Pakistani-Norwegian woman who's perfect for him in every way- except that her parents have promised her in marriage to a cousin on his way over from Pakistan. While Jasmin loves Jan too, ... she believes in the customs of her culture and will only marry someone of her family's choosing. The wedding is imminent, and all seems hopeless. But Jan loves Jasmin so much he can't let her go. Instead, he's determined to win her back by becoming the man of her family's dreams. To work his way into the family's good graces, Jan goes undercover as a student researching immigrant grocery stores and begins working for Jasmin's father Allahditta, a cantankerous store owner none to fond of Norwegians, and more cranky than ever with the wedding plans on his mind. Slowly, Jan makes himself indispensable to Allahditta, and, in this meeting of east and west, of Norwegian and Pakistani ways, the two become friends. But will this new understanding and friendship be enough to convince Allahditta that Jan is suitable for his beloved and betrothed daughter? Import Export is a warm, entertaining comedy that explores the problems inherent in the meeting of two such distinct cultures as the Norwegian and the Pakistani. Be prepared to laugh and cry and to get a newfound belief in the power of love to (eventually) conquer all.
  • Directed by: Khalid Hussain
  • Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes
  • Studio: TrustNordisk
 
  
 
 

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Synopsis: Jan is a 25 year-old Norwegian and aspiring rock musician who has fallen in love with Jasmin, a Pakistani-Norwegian woman who's perfect for him in every way- except that her parents have promised her in marriage to a cousin on his way over from Pakistan. While Jasmin loves Jan too, she believes in the customs of her culture and will only marry someone of her family's choosing. The wedding is imminent, and all seems hopeless. But Jan loves Jasmin so much he can't let her go. Instead, he's determined to win her back by becoming the man of her family's dreams. To work his way into the family's good graces, Jan goes undercover as a student researching immigrant grocery stores and begins working for Jasmin's father Allahditta, a cantankerous store owner none to fond of Norwegians, and more cranky than ever with the wedding plans on his mind. Slowly, Jan makes himself indispensable to Allahditta, and, in this meeting of east and west, of Norwegian and Pakistani ways, the two become friends. But will this new understanding and friendship be enough to convince Allahditta that Jan is suitable for his beloved and betrothed daughter? Import Export is a warm, entertaining comedy that explores the problems inherent in the meeting of two such distinct cultures as the Norwegian and the Pakistani. Be prepared to laugh and cry and to get a newfound belief in the power of love to (eventually) conquer all.
Directed by: Khalid Hussain
Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes
Studio: TrustNordisk
ASIN: B002Q7SKCK (Rental) and B002Q7SKAM (Purchase)
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4.0 out of 5 stars My Big Fat Pakistani-Norwegian Wedding, November 7, 2009
This review is from: Import Export (DVD)
VERY FUNNY!!!
Jan is a mid-20's Norwegian man who has fallen in love with a Pakistani-Norwegian, woman (Jasmin) who loves him too, but her family has arranged a marriage with the son of a man who lent them money to come to Norway. Jan gives her a ring in the film's opening scenes hoping she will marry him, instead.
The marriage becomes imminent when the groom gets his visa to come to Norway. Jasmin tells Jan she can't run away with him because that would shame her family. She will only marry someone of her family's choosing so they must never see each other again.
But Jan loves Jasmin so much he can't be without her. Instead, he is determined to become the man her family could choose. He starts working for Jasmin's father Allahditta, a cranky store owner who is predjudiced against Norwegians. Jasmin's father is unaware that Jan even knows Jasmin.
Jan works very hard and makes himself indispensable to the store and even helps with a sensitive family problem when the youngest son balks at getting circumcised as a good Muslim. Jan goes with the son to the clinic and they are both circumcised. Jan has done this and become a converted Muslim in order that Jasmin's family will accept his asking to marry Jasmin. Jan also helps Jasmin's sister's husband with his marital problems and tries to help him get a taxi license.
Jan sends his Swedish parents to Jasmin's father and mother to ask for Jasmin in marriage as Allahditta has told him is the Pakistani-Muslim tradition. (They tell Jasmin's father that they too are immigrants to Norway.) Since Jasmin's father was not aware that Jan had any interest in Jasmin before this, this results in some comic mayhem to Jan's rock band mates at Jan's apartment when Jasmin's father and friends come armed with wooden paddles.
The wedding has been planned and the groom and family matriach arrive from Pakistan expecting a traditional arranged wedding.
Very like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" but from the man's point of view.
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