Overview
A young boy's journey to stardom takes unexpected turns in the bustling city.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- playful
- family movie night
- lazy afternoon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The boy leaves his village for Tehran to pursue work as a showman and encounters the difficulties of city life.
The protagonist travels to Tehran specifically to work as a showman in a children’s program.
The film combines Persian-language comedy, music, and a children’s-show setting within Iranian popular culture.
The village boy finds his ambitions harder to realize after arriving in Tehran.
Films like Redhat and Cousin, and why
The Muppet Movie
family-friendly musical comedy centered on an aspiring performer entering an unfamiliar urban world
Paddington
warm fish-out-of-water comedy with theatrical performance, eccentric characters, and gentle social observation
School of Rock
ensemble-driven family comedy built around show-business aspirations and playful music
Movie Details
- Director
- Iraj Tahmasb
- Release Date
- 1994-11-27
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (14)
Cast
- Iraj Tahmasb
- Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
- Hamid Jebeli
- Hamide Kheyrabadi
- Morteza Ahmadi
- Mehri Mehrinia
- Farrokhlagha Houshmand
- Akbar Doudkar
- Hassan Zarei
- Hamid Mazinani
Common questions
- What is Redhat and Cousin about?
- A determined village boy discovers that becoming a children’s-show performer in Tehran demands more resilience, improvisation, and comic ingenuity than he expected.
- What is Redhat and Cousin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Redhat and Cousin as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Redhat and Cousin violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Redhat and Cousin.
- Which films are like Redhat and Cousin?
- Films with a similar feel include The Muppet Movie, Paddington, and School of Rock.
- How long is Redhat and Cousin?
- Redhat and Cousin runs 93 minutes.
