Director: Simon Hacker
A ten-year-old shows up unannounced at the worst possible moment in "Notice To Quit," a 2024 comedy-drama that finds dry humor in a man's collapsing career and sudden, unpracticed fatherhood.
What is Notice To Quit about?
Andy Singer is a New York City realtor whose finances and self-image are unraveling at exactly the same speed, and on the day his own eviction notice arrives, his estranged daughter Anna appears at his door with a suitcase and nowhere else to go. Neither of them quite knows how to talk to the other, so the film builds its momentum out of small, awkward negotiations: who sleeps where, what gets eaten, how much of the truth about his situation Andy is willing to admit. As Anna settles into a life she never expected to share with her father, Andy is forced to confront how much of his adult mess he can actually fix versus simply manage, and the city itself becomes a character, cramped apartments and open houses standing in for the precariousness of both his career and his parenting. The comedy stays understated throughout, drawn from character rather than gags, while the emotional stakes creep up quietly until the reunion between father and daughter feels genuinely earned.
Cast & crew
Michael Zegen anchors the film as Andy, playing the character's mounting panic with a restrained, self-deprecating humor rather than broad comic beats. Kasey Bella Suarez holds her own as Anna, giving the ten-year-old a sharp, unsentimental voice, while Isabel Arraiza and comedy veteran Robert Klein round out a supporting cast that keeps the tone light without undercutting the story's real stakes.
Context & significance
Director Simon Hacker sets the story against a recognizable New York City real-estate grind, using cramped rentals and half-staged open houses as a visual shorthand for Andy's shaky footing in both his career and his family life. The film belongs to a familiar strand of independent comedy-dramas about reluctant, late-arriving parenthood, but keeps its focus tight and its running time brisk rather than reaching for a bigger city-wide canvas.
Where & how to watch
"Notice To Quit" is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking audiences follow Andy and Anna's prickly, funny rapport in full. Watching only requires a free K-Time account; the film's page, including this synopsis and cast information, is open to browse before signing in.