See the best queer-girl movie
If you haven’t seen what we consider one of the best lesbian/queer girl films of the year, you can watch Appropriate Behavior and gain exclusive access to interviews with cast and crew, making of documentaries, deleted scenes, stills, the script and much more.
Appropriate Behavior tells the story of Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), who is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, a politically correct bisexual, and hip young Brooklynite—but she is failing miserably at all these identities.
This edgy, adventurous romantic comedy (in the style of Girls, except with a really queer spin) takes a fresh look at the reality of coming out.
“Telling stories is how I process life,” says writer-director-actor Akhavan. “I’ve always felt that the best way to react any kind of shaming was to re-appropriate it. Appropriate Behavior is inspired by my experience facing life after my first serious relationship with a woman.
I decided I wanted to make a film that touched on the themes that were ruling my life: the most uncomfortable phase of the coming out process after you’ve made the big announcement.