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Punching at the Sun

  • 2006
  • 1h 25m
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7.1/10
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Punching at the Sun (2006)
Drama

In the aftermath of 9/11 and his brother's murder, a South Asian teen living in Queens struggles to keep his anger in check.In the aftermath of 9/11 and his brother's murder, a South Asian teen living in Queens struggles to keep his anger in check.In the aftermath of 9/11 and his brother's murder, a South Asian teen living in Queens struggles to keep his anger in check.

  • Director
    • Tanuj Chopra
  • Writers
    • Tanuj Chopra
    • Hart Eddy
  • Stars
    • Misu Khan
    • Nina Edmonds
    • Hassan El-Gendi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    75
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    • Director
      • Tanuj Chopra
    • Writers
      • Tanuj Chopra
      • Hart Eddy
    • Stars
      • Misu Khan
      • Nina Edmonds
      • Hassan El-Gendi
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Misu Khan
    • Mameet
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    • Shawni
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    Ferdusy Dia
    • Dia
    Kazi Rahman
    • Parnav
    Taran Singh
    • Ritesh
    Mohammad Mirza
    • Sanjay
    Rana Quraishi
    • Priti
    Farhad Asghar
    • Satish
    Raymond Vasquez
    • Tali Perez
    Theresa Ngo
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    Movie Review - UCLA Asian American Study's 50th Anniversary Film Festival

    Mameet Nayak and her sister were strictly monitored by their parents so that they could only hang out with girlfriend or boyfriend secretly. They are undocumented and their life is restrained. This plot reminds me of scenarios in "Trust No Aunty," which also presents extreme limitations in heterosexual relationships. The family atmosphere in the movie is depressed because of Mameet's older brother Sanjay's death. The neighborhood seems to lose the hope and Mammet Nayak viewed himself as an outsider to this world. This same emotion exists in the first chapter of "Miss Marvel," when Kamalan Khan met confrontations with Zoe and quarreled with her father. The movie and stories in the book show a struggle between the American dreams and immigrants' origins. This movie is good in that it shows a vritual world of Mammet and the real world of Mameet. The virtual world was his passed time with his elder brother, where he played happily and hopefully. However, he was hopelessly in the real world. This comparison reflects a big contrast between ideal life and real circumstances in Asian American communities.

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      • January 25, 2006 (United States)
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      • 1h 25m(85 min)
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