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Polite Society
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- 2023
- Nida Manzoor
- 104 mins
- 12A
Summary
Action comedy from the creator of We Are Lady Parts, starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya. Teenager and aspiring stuntwoman Ria Khan starts to worry when her older sister Lena drops out of art school and falls for a doctor, the son of a wealthy local matriarch. Aided by her two best friends, Ria sets out to save her sibling from conformity by stopping the marriage, no matter the cost.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Amber Wilkinson
The feature debut from writer/director Nida Mansoor (We Are Lady Parts) is an effervescent and unpredictable blend of kick-ass action and comic capers. Teenager and aspiring stuntwoman Ria (Priya Kansara) is determined to nix the proposed nuptials when she discovers that her sister Lena (Ritu Arya) has fallen for suspiciously suave surgeon Salim (Akshay Khanna). Enlisting the help of her friends (Ella Bruccoleri, Seraphina Beh), Ria embarks on a plan to dig up some dirt on Salim at any cost, while squaring up against the school bully (Shona Babayemi) and Salim's deliciously devious mother (Nimra Bucha). Mansoor keeps us guessing to the last about where all this is leading, thanks to the unreliable first-person perspective offered by Kansara's sparky heroine. Between a gym changing-room heist and some slick martial arts set pieces, there's barely time to question Mansoor's more outlandish plotting gambits as the jokes and punches land squarely.
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rolenameRia KhanPriya KansaraLenaRitu AryaFatimaShobu KapoorRafeJeff MirzaAlbaElla BruccoleriRaheelaNimra BuchaClaraSeraphina BehSalim ShahAkshay KhannaMrs NawazRenu Brindle
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rolenameDirectorNida Manzoor
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Theatrical distributor
Universal
Released on
2023-04-28
Languages
English | Urdu
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sexual references
Formats
Colour
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