The Iranian director Panah Panahi, son of Jafar Panahi ('Taxi Teheran', '3 Faces'), debuts with a road movie following a family of four. While father is murmuring instructions from the back of the car, the hyperenergetic youngest son dances and jumps around the car. The oldest son, a taciturn adult, is driving. Mother tries to keep the atmosphere light, and to talk as little as possible about the imminent goodbye. The result is a film that gradually builds emotional momentum as it reveals the furtive purpose for their journey, and swings from comedy to tragedy en route with dexterity and force.

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