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Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
When your parents' rules feel like walls, sometimes they're just fear dressed up as protection. Homecoming King gets it. 🏠
Who it's for
Minhaj tells the story of being the son of Indian Muslim immigrants in Davis, California, and many second-generation viewers recognise their own lives in it: a father who talks about 'what will people think', schoolyard racism, and trying to be fully yourself.
Lonely→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
Hasan Minhaj performs this Netflix storytelling special, adapted from his Off-Broadway show, filmed at UC Davis's Mondavi Center in January 2017, directed by Christopher Storer, and released on May 23, 2017.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Racism, slurs and post-9/11 hate crimes.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 15+)
Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question:W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
