USA,
2023, 81 min
Directed by:
Imran J. KhanScreenplay:
Imran J. KhanComposer:
Dan RomerCast:
Atharva Verma, Rizwan Manji, Alicia Silverstone, Hasan Minhaj, Meesha Shafi, Ali Hassan, Amariah Faulkner, Chris RiverPlots(1)
It’s the mid-90’s in Northern California and 13-year-old Pakistani-American Ilyas is facing a major crisis — his parents yanked him out of his comfortable Islamic private school and now he has to face life at public school. Ilyas’ fears about joining public school are made worse by insecurities due to his inescapable, prepubescent mustache. Ilyas hatches a hilarious plan to return to his old school — but he must also learn to accept himself. (South by Southwest Film Festival)
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Atharva Verma
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