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