Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan, in a society that denies women any independence. At 12 years old, she is already betrothed, while her sister, a year ... » 

Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan, in a society that denies women any independence. At 12 years old, she is already betrothed, while her sister, a year older, is about to be married. Then tragedy strikes and Shabanu must choose between her own dreams of freedom and her family and culture. «