the film is very extradited. It was through a very long process,
in parallel with major upheavals privately for them both. Rehman
Gaarder has documented their relationship with the camcorder almost
around the clock.
- It was a huge process and it took a long time before we managed
to get used to that it was a camera in the privacy of our, "said
Shabana.
- But you come to a realization that everything can be filmed.
Everything can not be sent, but everything can be filmed. And the most
important thing for me was that I could grab the camera, "said Shabana.
Telling new stories
Eventually the pair managed to stop censoring daily life. The
documentary is also very disclose about events in Shaban's life she
has not been open about the past. First and foremost is the story of
her isolation in New York after the shots at the family restaurant in
Grünerløkka (Oslo) in 2005. After clearing in the economic, but also
the story of aspirations, hopes and dreams and a tough will.
- Do you recognize when you see yourself on screen?
- Yes, of course. It is enough moment I think we could well have
been without, but you dress completely off. Man is small and scared,
but then you take them together and do their job, "she said.
- But Martin had to give of themselves. I turned the camera and got
the definition of power. It made us early-established who was told the
case. This is Martin's story, "she said.
Shabana - completely unmasked
The two sat on tenterhooks during the premiere at Frogner Cinema.
It was the first time the film was shown to a wider audience, and the
view had visits from several cultural figures, politicians and the
couple's joint family.
- People laughed a bit less than if we had not been here. But a
journalist from Dagbladet said to me that the story had touched her.
When I have managed to make it private universal, "said Shabana.
The movie sent on NRK1 in fact on next Saturday. Then 700 000
Norwegians see a totally unbiased Shabana Rehman - not so shocking and
uncomfortable as some would have it.
- What you want to achieve?
- We will provide a deeper insight into living as a celebrity, but
also living with a celebrity, and all the choices you have to take in
everyday life. At the same time there was a desire to set up a mirror
to show how petty we can all be in a relationship, says the two.