‘Mustache’ Review: A Delightfully Anxious Pakistani American Coming-of-Age Comedy

Variety's review of 'Mustache' — writer-director Imran J. Khan's feature debut — praises a bilingual coming-of-age comedy about thirteen-year-old Pakistani American high schooler Ilyas navigating the shift from a private Islamic school to a generic American high school. The reviewer highlights its uncomfortable authenticity, noting how the story's cultural specificity creates an unexpected sense of universality.

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