Panah Panahi, the son of the great Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, makes his feature-film debut with this tender, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Come along on an inventive and eccentric exploration of familial love and loss, and bask in the joyful tour-de-force performance of child actor Rayan Sarlak.
Presented with an opening short film: “Precious Hair & Beauty,” by John Ogunmuyiwa (11 min)