Plot: A former Pakistani rock star attempts to adjust to life in New York City while simultaneously making friends and selling coffee from a push cart on the streets of Manhattan in Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani poignant, character-driven drama. Read More
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Ahmad Razi is a beautiful actor, and I thought the filming of this movie quite lovely and compelling - But, call me trite, but I felt let down by the movie's "plot." Maybe if I'd expected... the movie to be a "slice of life" rather than a story I would have been happier with it. Full Review
