I think this is nicely "rugged" for a Christmas movie. It depicts really well how internalized racism can be and it also represents the difficulties that a grown-up person can have with their parents.
Thea is a modern person living abroad with her Indian boyfriend, but her family still lives in a small town in Norway and they are really prejudiced. When she comes home to celebrate Christmas she has to stand her mother's attempts to make things "normal" again, aka her getting conveniently back together with a boy next door.
She feels an inner conflict that she is unable to speak of, neither to her future husband or her family. She is embarrassed to tell Jashan that her families prejudices exist, so she tries to act normal to him. Simultaneously she tries to please her family and keep their Christmas "perfect", thinking that this will help them accept Jashan.
But eventually she learns that communication is the key to acceptance.
I think some of the reviewers might have misunderstood the movie a bit. The movie is an accurate depiction of narrow-mindedness that still does exist, unfortunately, and it is not supposed to me pleasing to watch.
Thea is a modern person living abroad with her Indian boyfriend, but her family still lives in a small town in Norway and they are really prejudiced. When she comes home to celebrate Christmas she has to stand her mother's attempts to make things "normal" again, aka her getting conveniently back together with a boy next door.
She feels an inner conflict that she is unable to speak of, neither to her future husband or her family. She is embarrassed to tell Jashan that her families prejudices exist, so she tries to act normal to him. Simultaneously she tries to please her family and keep their Christmas "perfect", thinking that this will help them accept Jashan.
But eventually she learns that communication is the key to acceptance.
I think some of the reviewers might have misunderstood the movie a bit. The movie is an accurate depiction of narrow-mindedness that still does exist, unfortunately, and it is not supposed to me pleasing to watch.