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A merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Director Biography
Nida Manzoor was raised until 10 in Singapore before her family moved to the UK. Originally hoping to be a musician, she turned to filmmaking and wrote, directed, and composed all the music for the series We Are Lady Parts, which won a Peabody Award and a BAFTA in 2022. Polite Society (2023) is her debut feature.