印度新德里的一家人正在筹备女儿阿迪特(瓦塞达拉Vasundhara Das 饰)出嫁的婚礼。父亲拉里特(纳萨鲁丁•沙 Naseeruddin Shah 饰)为她选定的如意郎君是从美国留学回来的富商之子海蒙特。然而,阿迪特并不开心,因为她还有一个在电视台做主持人的情人,并且是个有妇之夫。所以她一面在父母的督促下准备婚礼,一方面又要偷偷跟意中人约会…… 婚礼还改变了很多人的命运:婚礼设计师杜比跟女仆爱丽丝机缘巧合,堕入爱河;阿迪特的表妹跟澳大利亚的留学生打得火热;阿迪特的姑丈泰迦表示要资助她的表姐丽尔出国留学。然而,丽尔并不领情,反而极力反对女儿跟泰迦相处,因为她隐瞒了一段不堪回首的往事…… 本片获第58届威尼斯电影节最佳影片金狮奖。
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.