Coming-of-Age Indie Film 'Mustache' Trailer Starring Atharv Verma

"Will you help corrupt me?" "Sure..." Quiver has unveiled the full official US trailer for an indie film titled Mustache, marking the feature directorial debut of Pakistani-American filmmaker Imran J. Khan. This is finally getting a VOD debut this summer after first premiering at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival a few years back. It received some rave reviews but hasn't ever been given a proper release until now. The coming-of-age film is about Ilyas, a 13-year-old boy who navigates the social hierarchy of his new public school in CA with a mustache his parents won't let him shave. Starring Atharv Verma as Ilyas, who must learn to accept himself while dealing with the chaos of high school. It also stars Rizwan Manji, Meesha Shafi, Ayana Manji, Hasan Minhaj, with Alicia Silverstone. Reviews say that the film is: "a winning and emotionally balanced coming of age comedy, Imran J. Khan's first feature Mustache is among the finest teen movies of the modern era, right alongside the works of Kelly Fremon Craig." Yep, it looks really good – worth a watch. // Continue Reading ›