A Lebanese-American teenager gets expelled from school and is forced to drive cross-country with his neurotic mother. What begins as punishment becomes the longest, funniest, and most unexpectedly meaningful trip of his life.
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Cast
13 people
Lubna Azabal
Layla
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Daniel Zolghadri
Daniel
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Alex Strangelove
Dale Dickey
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Gabe Fazio
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Charlotte Hacke
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Tedd Taskey
Coach Phil
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Amie MacKenzie
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Yanis Kalnins
Principal Combs
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Jessie Anne Nerud
Instructor
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Tiana Song
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Elijah Rettenmaier
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Sam Holeman
Mark
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Charlie
Ramzi Bashour Director · James Ellington Composer Alfonso Herrera Salcedo Cinematographer
United States release January 23, 2026 · Produced in United States · Languages Arabic, English, French
Production
Cow Hip Films
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Morning Moon Productions
Production
Spark Features
Production
Cinereach
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The Sakana Foundation
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Liucrative Media
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MacPac Entertainment
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Further Adventures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2026
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States
April 25, 2026 · Premiere · MoMI First Look
May 1, 2026 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
May 8, 2026 · Premiere · The Asian American Showcase
May 9, 2026 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
May 29, 2026 · Premiere · Mendocino Film Festival
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Lighthouse International Film Festival
June 18, 2026 · Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
June 19, 2026 · Premiere · Bentonville Film Festival
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Breckenridge Film Festival
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Crested Butte Film Festival
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
Brazil
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · Festival International du Film de La Roche-sur-Yon
Germany
July 1, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Indonesia
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Switzerland
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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