''Honour'' is a 2014 British contemporary thriller film focusing on "

honour killings An honor killing (American English), honour killing (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect wha ...

Plot

The story depicts a young woman, Mona, living in London with her family of Pakistani origins. Mona has a boyfriend of whom her family do not approve, and believe the relationship to be a blight on the family's honour. After plans to elope fail, Mona is forced to go on the run from her family, who attempt to locate and punish her, which will likely lead to her being killed.

Cast

Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...

as Bounty Hunter * Aiysha Hart as Mona * Faraz Ayub as Kasim * Shubham Saraf as Adel *

Harvey Virdi Harvey Virdi is a British actress of Indian descent. She trained at Academy Drama School in London. Career Her theatre credits include ''The Borrowers'' (at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff), ''Tiger Country'' and ''Tales From The Harrow Road'' (H ...

as Mona's mother * Nikesh Patel as Tanvir

Reception

The critical reception was mixed, receiving a 43% rating on

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with a consensus that the positives of Khan's direction were wasted on a "formulaic, intermittently effective thriller". Rex Reed in the '' New York Observer'' saying it is "no masterpiece, but it is an accomplished debut", and Jeanette Catsoulis in ''

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'' commenting "what this confident debut lacks in subtlety, it more than makes up in execution". Mark kermode of ''

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'' reviewed the film giving it a rating of 2 out of 5 stars saying it "avoids worthiness but succumbs to melodrama".

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