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After growing up fast in the wake of his father’s death, he’s spent his adult life acting as man of the house to his loving mom, Yusra (Farah Bsieso), and autistic brother, Sameer (Omar Elba).—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025 As if life weren’t challenging enough already, Evie is going to be navigating this amongst the eccentricity of her family home, living with her fiercely loving single mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), and handsome boyfriend (sometime man of the house) Josh (Adam Long).—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024 As the lone man of the house, the aging and disabled father of Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) begins to prepare himself for the war effort.—Devin Nealy, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023 As dad is usually too busy to do the honors, Vijay aka Hero appoints himself man of the house from an early age, taking this role very seriously if not at all wisely.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
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