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Appropriate Behavior

2015 · 90 min

A wry, tender drift through post-breakup Brooklyn, funny and cringe-adjacent, quietly aching under its deadpan wit.

Tagline: Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, sexuality, family, loneliness
Content: Strong sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
family
loneliness
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex strong