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Afternineyearsspentlearning"howtobeagoodPakistanidaughter"fromthegrandparentswhoraisedher,Hava(PoojaKumar)isexcitedtotouchdownatSanFranciscoInternationalAirportandreunitewithhermother,hercab-drivingfather,and,toalesserextent,hersurly,fully-Americanizedyoungerbrother.Thrilledbythenewculturethatsurroundsher,HavahopestotakeadvantageofopportunitieslessavailabletowomeninPakistan,includingenrollingincollegeclassesandworkingpart-timeatacoffeeshop.Thoughshemanagestoachievebothgoals,behindherfather'sbackofcourse,itseemsNightofHennaisnotheadedtowardtherealizationofHava'shumbledreams:theopeningsceneflashesforwardtorevealpreparationsforherverytraditional,veryprearrangedweddingday.ThisbitofinformationalsocastsashadowoverHava'stentativeromancewithJustin(CraigMarker),apreppymusicianwhoencourageshertoexploreherindividuality.-Afternineyearsspentlearning"howtobeagoodPakistanidaughter"fromthegrandparentswhoraisedher,Hava(PoojaKumar)isexcitedtotouchdownatSanFranciscoInternationalAirportandreunitewithhermother,hercab-drivingfather,and,toalesserextent,hersurly,fully-Americanizedyoungerbrother.Thrilledbythenewculturethatsurroundsher,HavahopestotakeadvantageofopportunitieslessavailabletowomeninPakistan,includingenrollingincollegeclassesandworkingpart-timeatacoffeeshop.Thoughshemanagestoachievebothgoals,behindherfather'sback,ofcourse,itseemsNightofHennaisnotheadedtowardtherealizationofHava'shumbledreams:theopeningsceneflashesforwardtorevealpreparationsforherverytraditional,veryprearrangedweddingday.ThisbitofinformationalsocastsashadowoverHava'stentativeromancewithJustin(CraigMarker),apreppymusicianwhoencourageshertoexploreherindividuality.(SFBayGaurdian)
