Appropriate Behaviour

After her girlfriend dumps her and she's forced to move out, Shirin scrambles to hold her life together, get over her ex and stand out.

  • 86 mins
    • |
  • United States
    • |
  • 2014
    • |
  • Director: Desiree Akhavan

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For Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), being part of a perfect family isn’t easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn’t know she’s bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine (Rebecca Henderson), can’t understand why she doesn’t tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her movie-making class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second.

Following a family announcement of her brother’s betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine.

Reviews

"Akhavan is very much her own artist – with a polyglot urban voice that comes off like an unholy cross between Fran Lebowitz, Junot Diaz, Tina Fey and Hanif Kureishi."

- Rolling Stone

"Funny, risky and in exhilaratingly bad taste."

★★★★

- The Guardian

"Far from another trendy comedy, Appropriate Behaviour is sharp, charming and crammed full of life, warts and all."

★★★★

- NME Magazine

CastDesiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer, Anh Duong
DirectorDesiree Akhavan
Run time86 mins
Release date06.03.2015
Rating15
GenreLesbian Interest, Bisexual Interest, Comedy, Drama
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
StudioPeccadillo Pictures

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Appropriate Behaviour

Appropriate Behaviour

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After her girlfriend dumps her and she's forced to move out, Shirin scrambles to hold her life together, get over her ex and stand out.

  • Director Desiree Akhavan, Cecilia Frugiuele
  • Cast Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer, Anh Duong
  • Language English
  • Subtitles English SDH
  • Run time 86 mins
  • Format DVD 9 PAL
  • Rating 15
  • Release Date 2015-06-22

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