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Punching at the Sun

Mon, Nov 11, 2024
    Part of
  • Big Apple’s Littlest Bites: Coming of Age on Film in NYC
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  • BAM Film 2024
Directed by Tanuj Chopra (2006)
With Misu Khan, Nina Edmonds, Hassan El-Gendi, Ferdusy Dia

Mameet (Khan), a 17-year-old Pakistani living in Queens, struggles with life in New York City after the September 11 attacks, while living in the shadow of his brother, a basketball star. But when his brother is killed in a robbery at the family store, Mameet lashes out at his family and girlfriend—a mounting danger that grows when a gun finds its way into his hand.

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      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

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