KavehTehrani'scomingofagefilmisanadaptationofGulraizSharif's2020novel,depictingtheincreasinglycomplexsummervacationof15yearoldMahmoudNotonlydoesasociableunclefromPakistanvisit,butMahmoudmustalsonavigatethefamilycrisisthatunfoldswhenhislittlebrotherAlihasasecretthatturnstheirwholeworldupsidedown                  
                　　Itdoesn'ttakelongforthefilmtosetthetone:Theprotagonist,Mahmoud,almostimmediatelybreaksthefourthwall,seamlesslytakingontheroleofthenarratorThefilmdoesn'tlookback:itbrimswithtechniquesanddevicesthatinjectenergyintothenarrativeandprovideaframeworkforthethemes,takingusundertheskinofwhatturnsouttobeapoignant,thoughtprovokingfamilydrama–allwrappedintheattractiveguiseofcomedy                  
                　　QuestionsaboutidentityandbelonginginNorwegiansocietyforbothyoungandoldercharacterswithinamulticulturalfamilyfromOslobecomethecentraldrivingforceTheadaptationofGulraizSharif'sbookissolidlydirectedbydebutfilmmakerKavehTehraniWhilethefilmaimstomaintainitsentertainmenTV版alue,italsocarriesasharppoliticaledge–directedequallyagainstsociety'srigidclassstructuresandconservativefamilytraditionsThetalentedchildactorsintheleadrolescarrytheheartofthefilmontheirshoulders,ensuringthatfewleavethetheateruntouchedintheend