Appropriate Behavior

Appropriate Behavior
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDesiree Akhavan
Written byDesiree Akhavan
Produced byCecilia Frugiuele
Starring
CinematographyChris Teague
Edited bySara Shaw
Music byJosephine Wiggs
Production
company
Parkville Pictures
Distributed byPeccadillo Pictures
Release dates
  • 18 January 2014 (2014-01-18) (Sundance)
  • 6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) (United Kingdom)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$123,699[1]

Appropriate Behavior is a 2014 British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Desiree Akhavan in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Akhavan as Shirin, a bisexual Persian American woman in Brooklyn struggling to rebuild her life after breaking up with her girlfriend Maxine (Rebecca Henderson).[2] The cast also includes Scott Adsit, Halley Feiffer, Anh Duong, Hooman Majd, Arian Moayed and Aimee Mullins.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 18 January 2014.[3] It was released in the United States on 16 January 2015 by Gravitas Ventures[4][5] and in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2015 by Peccadillo Pictures.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Walsh, Katie (15 January 2014). "Exclusive: Clip From Sundance Film 'Appropriate Behavior,' Writer/Director/Star Desiree Akhavan Talks Sex Scenes & More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (19 January 2014). "Sundance: Why Desiree Akhavan Could be the Next Lena Dunham". Variety.
  4. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (18 August 2014). "Sundance Comedy 'Appropriate Behavior' Acquired by Gravitas Ventures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ Opar, Josephine (8 December 2014). "Watch: 'Appropriate Behavior' Trailer Takes on Bisexuality and Bad Brooklyn Parties". IndieWire. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ Freeman, Hadley (5 March 2015). "Desiree Akhavan on Appropriate Behaviour and not being the 'Iranian bisexual Lena Dunham'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Appropriate Behavior: Desiree Akhavan tackles bisexuality and identity in modern-day Brooklyn". Nowness. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2024.