
Izzat
Seen it?2005 | 102 min | Crime, Action
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. If you loved Scarface, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
Three young immigrant boys, Wasim, Riaz and Munawar, come of age in the east end of Oslo, Norway. They find school boring and become attracted to the hard boiled gang East Side Crew, run by brothers Sadiq and Khalid. Petty theft soon develops into drug dealing, violence and murder.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
- Emil MarwaWasim
- Khawar Gomi SadiqMunawar
- Assad SiddiqueRiaz
- Daud MirzaSaddiq
- Jan SælidKula
- Harald LönnbroSvensken
- Leon BashirHamza
- Bente WethalRobina
- Sudhir Kumar KohliPappa Mohammed
- Abubakar HussainAmiir