Unfreedom

May 29 2015 Not Rated 1h 42m
Crime, Drama, Romance

A Muslim fundamentalist in New York kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with intent to kill. A closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her activist bisexual lover with intent to marry. The resulting torture and violence evokes a brutal struggle of identities against unfreedom.

Plot

UNFREEDOM is an urgent contemporary thriller about a society torn apart by political, religious, and sexual turmoil. Shifting between New York and New Delhi, the film juxtaposes two powerful and unflinching stories about religious fundamentalism and intolerance, one of which follows a Muslim terrorist attempting to silence a liberal Muslim scholar, while the other is about a young woman who defies her devout father and escapes an arranged marriage because she is secretly embroiled in a taboo lesbian romance. In this searing portrait of the polarized world we live in, all four characters go to their absolute limit-and beyond-in their struggle to defend their deeply-held and conflicting viewpoints on freedom, faith, family and love.

Written by

Damon J. Taylor, Raj Amit Kumar, Adam Davis

Directed by

Raj Amit Kumar

Production Countries

United States of America, India

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,031
Average Rating
5 out of 10
Metascore
24
Popularity
NA