茱蒂丝(贝蒂·戴维斯 Bette Davis 饰)是混迹在上流社交圈里的交际花,一次偶然中,她发现自己的脑袋里长了一个肿瘤,命不久矣。悲观而又倔强的茱蒂丝决定对自己所剩无多的人生放任自流,开始了夜夜笙歌的无度生活。
在一场派对上,茱蒂丝结识了脑科医生斯迪尔(乔治·布伦特 George Brent 饰),斯迪尔为茱蒂丝进行了脑科手术,成功的取出了肿瘤,与此同时,两人也坠入了情网之中。茱蒂丝和斯迪尔很快就携手步入了婚姻的殿堂,婚后的生活充满了幸福和快乐,直到有一天,茱蒂丝发现自己的肿瘤复发了。绝望之中,她恢复了从前放纵的生活,这令斯迪尔感到非常痛苦。
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.