Appropriate Behavior

Although she was born in New York, Shirin is unable to defend her bisexual identity in front of her conservative Persian family, something her ex-girlfriend Martine has a hard time comprehending. Oral communication isn't exactly Shirin's forte, failing to discipline even the 6-year-old children she's been trying to teach how to make a film.

When her parents set the date for her easy-going brother's wedding, she reacts through a process of selfdetermination and sexual experimentation, while breaking open the black box of her relationship with Martine.

Contemporary existential deadlocks against the cosmopolitan backdrop of New York - the ultimate symbol of multiculturalism - are seen from an Iranian-American's refreshing perspective, as Desiree Akhavan takes the reigns on and off camera.

In a narrative debut that flirts with the directness of documentary, Akhavan explores the limits of self-censorship and how other people's expectations can sabotage your autonomy, breaking through the barriers of LGBT cinema with a universally relatable subject. N.S.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Desiree Akhavan

Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Desiree Akhavan

Φωτογραφία / DoP
Chris Teague

Μουσική / Music
Josephine Wiggs

Μοντάζ / Editor
Sara Shaw

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer
Anh Duong, Hooman Majd

Ην. Βασίλειο / UK
2014
Εγχρωμο / Color
DCP
90'
Αγγλικά / English