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Appropriate Behavior

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Appropriate Behavior

Mar 14, 2015

1h 30m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Parkville Pictures

Appropriate Behavior Trailers

Cast

Desiree Akhavan

Shirin

Desiree Akhavan

Rebecca Henderson

Maxine

Rebecca Henderson

Halley Feiffer

Crystal

Halley Feiffer

Ryan Fitzsimmons

Brendan

Ryan Fitzsimmons

Anh Duong

Nasrin

Anh Duong

Hooman Majd

Merhdad

Hooman Majd

Arian Moayed

Ali

Arian Moayed

Justine Cotsonas

Layli

Justine Cotsonas

Scott Adsit

Ken

Scott Adsit

Maryann Urbano

Jackie

Maryann Urbano

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Jacques

Michael Lonergan

No Image

Felicia

Annalisa Graziano

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