苏利文是好莱坞以喜剧走红的年轻导演电影（乔尔·麦克雷 Joel McCrea 饰），但他不满现状，想将下个作品拍成反映社会底层困境的严肃题材。为了体验底层生活，他打扮成身无分文的流浪汉深入民间，但无论他怎么尝试，最后总是又回到了好莱坞。后来他遇到一个事业失败的女演员（维 罗妮卡·莱克 Veronica Lake 饰），让她上车搭了一程，却被误认作小偷送入了警察局。释放之后，苏利文听从女孩的建议，和她结伴一起流浪。这次，他真的成为流浪汉，吃剩饭，睡收容所。最终，苏利文觉得体验足够想要离开收容所时，却被贪婪的流浪汉击晕。一个被火车压死的小偷被误认是苏利文，所有人都以为他死了。与此同时，苏利文醒来之后失忆了，混乱之中打伤一个工人，被判入劳改所6年。他在狱中感受到笑声对他的重要性，当他恢复记忆后，他逐渐认识到喜剧能够带给穷人更多。但是，苏利文遇到了问题，他不...
Kaveh Tehrani's coming-of-age film is an adaptation of Gulraiz Sharif's 2020 novel, depicting the increasingly complex summer vacation of 15-year-old Mahmoud. Not only does a sociable uncle from Pakistan visit, but Mahmoud must also navigate the family crisis that unfolds when his little brother Ali has a secret that turns their whole world upside down.
It doesn't take long for the film to set the tone: The protagonist, Mahmoud, almost immediately breaks the fourth wall, seamlessly taking on the role of the narrator. The film doesn't look back: it brims with techniques and devices that inject energy into the narrative and provide a framework for the themes, taking us under the skin of what turns out to be a poignant, thought-provoking family drama – all wrapped in the attractive guise of comedy.
Questions about identity and belonging in Norwegian society (for both young and older characters) within a multicultural family from Oslo become the central driving force. The adaptation of Gulraiz Sharif's book is solidly directed by debut filmmaker Kaveh Tehrani. While the film aims to maintain its entertainment value, it also carries a sharp political edge – directed equally against society's rigid class structures and conservative family traditions. The talented child actors in the lead roles carry the heart of the film on their shoulders, ensuring that few leave the theater untouched in the end.
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