The debut novella by screenwriter and director Islam Khanipaev is written from the perspective of an eight-year-old boy living in Makhachkala. Having lost his mother and facing bullying at school, the protagonist finds support in an imaginary friend — Cool...
Ali. He is preparing to become a "great warrior" and sets off in search of his father. This is not only a story about trauma and its overcoming, but it is also a book about growing up and the protagonist's acceptance of difficult truths, in which you believe and empathize unconditionally.
The debut novella by screenwriter and director Islam Khanipaev is written from the perspective of an eight-year-old boy living in Makhachkala. Having lost his mother and facing bullying at school, the protagonist finds support in an imaginary friend — Cool Ali. He is preparing to become a "great warrior" and sets off in search of his father. This is not only a story about trauma and its overcoming, but it is also a book about growing up and the protagonist's acceptance of difficult truths, in which you believe and empathize unconditionally.