一天,主人带着宠物狗运(迈克尔·J·福克斯 Michael J. Fox 配音)、莎莎(莎莉·菲尔德 Sally Field 配音)和幻影(拉尔夫·韦特Ralph Waite 配音)来到机场,他决定和他的小动物们前往洛杉矶,来一场精彩刺激的露营。然而,胆小的狗运误会了主人的用意,以为主人打算遗弃它,于是吓得一通乱窜不见了踪影,无奈之下,莎莎和幻影只得尾随其后,确保狗运的安全。 三只小动物就这样流落在了旧金山车水马龙的街头,它们要面对的,除了当地凶神恶煞的流浪狗外,还要提防野狗收容所派出的捕狗队对它们展开的围剿。最终,三只可爱的动物们凭借着它们的智慧,回到了主人的身旁。
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.