Hit the Road

Having borrowed a car, an Iranian family-nurturing mom (Pantea Panahiha), gruff, cast-hobbled dad (Hassan Madjooni), pensive eldest son (Amin Simiar), rambunctious 6-year-old (Rayan Sarlak), and pet dog-piled in for a cross-country journey. The funny and tender interactions along the way will stand in sobering contrast to the ramifications of their trip's end, in this well-observed debut feature from director Panah Panahi (son of Jafar). 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Farsi; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer. In Farsi with English subtitles.