It’s hard for Muslim teens who want to date but don’t want to fray family bonds or challenge their faith. “I had to do everything behind my parents’ back,” one teen says. “I didn’t like that.”

There’s a reason France, not Turkey, nominated this film by a French-Turkish director. But plenty in Turkey are also embracing the film and its strong statement against early marriage, incest, rape, virginity tests and the treatment of girls as family property.

Unfortunately this biopic is in limited release. But “Race,” about Jesse Owens, is in wide release and is terrific. The cast is mostly male but Carice van Houten’s portrayal of Leni Reifensthahl, the Nazi filmmaker and propagandist, is stunning.

Even if this award-winning documentary about abortion clinics cannot affect the Supreme Court decision this June, it helps to clarify the issues and reveals legislators’ voting records on abortion laws that threaten to close women’s reproductive health care clinics.

Other great openers this week include “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” a wonderful genre twist on Jane Austen’s classic. And “Southbound” offers every kind of horror fan something to scream about.

When I moved to New York in the fall of 2014, I left a few things in India: my family, my job with a leading English-language newspaper and my caste.

This is a moment when #OscarsTooWhite and #HollywoodBoysClub protesters could and should overlap and join forces. Meanwhile, my tips for this week’s openers start with “Jane Got a Gun” and “Kung Fu Panda 3.”

The country has lagged in protecting children from sexual exploitation. Critics say some catch-up laws didn’t go far enough and the culture continues to fetishize minors in such rampant and blatant ways that the intent of recent legal restrictions is being undermined.

Yes I have a few weekly film openers for you, including the engaging drama “A Perfect Day.” But there is such a shortage this week that it’s the perfect time to fill in the void with a look at the latest stats and outcry over the white, male domination of the film business.