作家本杰明·密(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰)生性喜爱冒险,然而半年前的丧妻之痛令他至今无法释怀,儿子迪伦和小女儿洛希同样不能适应失去母亲的生活,迪伦因偷窃和阴暗的美术创作导致被学校开除,本杰明没有听从哥哥邓肯的建议,拒绝从新的爱情中获取乐观心态,也放弃了专栏写 作,筹划和儿女换到全新的环境继续生活。而本杰明的新家居然是一座荒废的动物园!因为看到了洛希和动物的友好接触,本杰明决定接收这座还收留着众多动物的野生动物园,并带领管理人凯莉(斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰)率领的留守团队重新修葺动物园,希望在夏季开放之前,迎来动物园的再度营业和自己家庭的新生……
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.