The Crowd

Hamed is trying to throw a surprise party for his friend / roommate Ramen, both for his birthday and his going away (abroad). The site is an unused warehouse owned by his now-deceased father. With the help of a close circle of friends, they clear out enough of the space for the party. But they run into a problem with his older brother, who threatens to call the police. Earlier, there was a scene with Hamed's sister, who despairs of their older brother being controlling, and not distributing the family assets.

Along the way, various repressive influences are mentioned. A dry soccer watch party in 2014 (World Cup Brazil vs Germany) caught the attention of the police, who showed up hunting for alcohol. This raises the question of when the events of the film took place, and what was the age of the participants. Another sub-plot relates to a friend who ar recently burned to death in a mishap involving making his own alcohol - black market alcohol could contain poisonous methanol. Meanwhile, the DJs are leery about performing for unknown clients.

I saw this at the Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ film festival. There was only one reference to Hamed being gay. Otherwise, the mostly-single guest list is the only "chosen family" by implication.