 The film is set in Oslo during the late 1980s and early 1990sduring the main characters childhood, and the mid 2000s when the characters have grown up to be adults, with the film being narrated in periodical flashbacks.The name of the film Izzat comes from the word “Izzat”, found in the languages of Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu.The word means honour and is used to describe the cultural concept of honour, especially in the context of family and the men’s role to protect the reputation of women in their family.