The Namesake

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First off: I love Indian culture. I've always been fascinated - ever since I studied India in fourth grade. I think the people are beautifully unique.

This film was a wonderful glimpse into the difficult adjustments that immigrants have to make to make a successful existence. Their children, born and raised in a different culture, struggle to find a balance between who they are and who they want to be. Their son, Gogol (Nikhil), named after the Russian author his father reveres, spends most of his life rebelling against his parents and his heritage. It takes a family tragedy to give Gogol a sense of self and his namesake.

While I think that the director attempted to fit too much into a two hour movie, the sincerity of emotion keeps us enthralled.