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Title: Appropriate Behavior (2014)
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| Desiree Akhavan | ... | Shirin | |
| Rebecca Henderson | ... | Maxine | |
| Halley Feiffer | ... | Crystal | |
| Ryan Fitzsimmons | ... | Brendan | |
| Anh Duong | ... | Nasrin | |
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Hooman Majd | ... | Mehrdad |
| Arian Moayed | ... | Ali | |
| Justine Cotsonas | ... | Layli | |
| Scott Adsit | ... | Ken | |
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Maryann Urbano | ... | Jackie (as Maryan Urbano) |
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Michael Lonergan | ... | Jacques |
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Annalisa Graziano | ... | Felicia |
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D'Monaye D'Jara Careathers | ... | Caribbean Nanny |
| Jake Katzman | ... | Groucho | |
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Kyle Ty Lewis | ... | Kujo (as Kyle Lewis) |
For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking 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 pansexual escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine. Written by Sundance Film Festival
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A break up movie with difference, told with on point narrative form and a blazing Independent spirt, this movie is about the journey to post-break up redemption.
With current day exploits as Shirin deals with the madness of the relationship break up grieving process, the audience is drawn in to cleverly juxtaposed vignettes that adeptly portray and dissect the reality of the relationship itself from start to finish.
At the same time, Shirin finds a new job that offers the opportunity for some personal growth as she reflects on the behaviour of 5-year-olds and has to play the grown up to them, learning there is always a time for play as well as a time for maturity. She eventually learns to face up to coming out to her family and the closure of the relationship.
Some beautiful and moving moments, perfectly flawed characters, laugh out loud awkwardness, as well as a gentle edgy tone that together create a totally appropriate feature debut for Akhavan.