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World's Best

2023 · 101 min

A warm, upbeat coming-of-age story blending math and hip-hop, with imaginative musical moments and a gentle emotional core about family and self-discovery.

Directed by
Roshan Sethi
Genres
Music, Family, Comedy
Tagline
Dream exponentially.
Overview
Twelve-year-old mathematics genius Prem discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to learn more about his father’s life and passions. Empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies, Prem is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA.

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Directed by
Roshan Sethi
Genres
Music, Family, Comedy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • music
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
music, family, comedy
Directed by
Roshan Sethi
Written by
Jamie King, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Starring
Manny Magnus, Punam Patel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Max Malas, Jake Choi, Piper Wallace, Kayla Njeri, Dorian Giordano
Music
Jongnic Bontemps, Raashi Kulkarni
Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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