Appropriate Behavior

Appropriate Behavior

Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.

201590 min6.3 / 10

A witty, self-aware comedy-drama about a young bisexual woman navigating conflicting cultural and personal identities in Brooklyn, balancing humor with genuine loneliness and existential uncertainty.

Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.

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