Where is the Friend's House? More Like Where is the Kid's Sanity?! (A Dark Theory)

Okay horror fiends, hear me out. I know, I know, Where Is The Friend's House? isn't technically horror. But something about that movie REALLY creeps me out, and I've developed a theory that might explain why. What if the whole thing is a descent into madness for little Ahmad? Think about it – he's facing insane adult pressure over something so minor, and nobody seems to listen to him. Specifically, remember the scene where he keeps getting the address wrong? The older fellas in the cafe are messing with him, and it feels like a goddamn fever dream. They're so close but always out of reach. Then later on, he falls asleep by the road. We see him alone, vulnerable, and completely failing to achieve his simple task. It almost feels like a metaphor for being trapped in a loop of anxiety. He's also surrounded by (as far as I remember) these long, empty roads. My theory? The kid is slowly cracking under the weight of this ludicrous situation. Maybe he's not literally experiencing supernatural horror, but the psychological horror of being a child with ZERO agency and a HUGE responsibility is palpable. The ending, where he writes his friend's homework for him, could be seen as a complete break. He's given up on playing by the rules. He's actively destroying his own assignment, too! At the very least, it's some serious PTSD fuel. Now, I'm not saying Kiarostami was deliberately going for 'horror', but the film taps into a very primal fear: the fear of helplessness, of being trapped in a world you don't understand, and of authority figures wielding arbitrary power. Am I crazy, or am I onto something? Let me know what you think! (Forgive any misspellings, I'm typing this on my phone and am already getting creeped out just thinking about it!)