| Character | Role | Key Traits | |-----------|------|-------------| | The Father | Traditional patriarch | Stubborn, proud, quietly loving, unable to apologize | | The Elder Son | The “responsible” one | Caught between father and brother, seeks approval, may be married | | The Younger Son | The rebel | Outspoken, Westernized, feels less obligated, often catalyst for conflict | | The Mother / Sister (if present) | Mediator or mirror | Highlights male emotional failure by contrast |
“I didn’t ask you to suffer for me.” – The younger son, voicing the immigrant child’s guilt-rage.
: The screenplay was co-written by Boman Irani and Alexander Dinelaris , the Oscar-winning writer of Birdman .