Every meaningful, decent message in this movie is completely destroyed by how uninformed and ignorant the writers and directors are.
The very woman who is supposed to defend children against pedophilia and be this girl boss character (!! Who also uses her unassuming niece as bait and orders her to strip without reason !!), ends up posing as said 16 year old to chat with (and eventually fall in love with) a 17 year old child soldier. How ironic... and what a double standard. Thaiyal feels that Aalim is not like other men. Maybe it is because he isn't a man, he is A BOY! A CHILD.
Not only that, she drags her niece into incredibly dangerous situations without her knowledge (e.g., having her niece meet all the adult men preying on her, giving her address to a known terrorist, taking pictures of her to share with a stranger, and bringing her right into the conflict in Libya) and suggests her insecure friend to get cosmetic surgery instead of, you know, being comfortable in her own skin and not depending on men for validation? Like a normal, truly strong woman?
Let's not even talk about glorifying terrorism and child soldiers...
What a mess... it's embarrassing and deeply disheartening to see any positive reviews. Her crying at the end was the icing on this horrific cake. I wish I could unwatch it.
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