POLITE SOCIETY (2023)

 

Directed by: Nida Manzoor

Starring: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Akshay Khanna, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Shobu Kapoor, Jeff Mirza, Sally Ann, Ulli Ackermann, Eunice Huthart

104 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, some partial nudity)

PLOT:

In London, Ria Khan, a British-Pakistani teenager, dreams of becoming a movie stuntwoman like her idol, Eunice Huthart. Despite facing discouragement from her traditional parents, Ria creates martial arts training films under her alter ego, "The Fury," with the help of her sister, Lena. Ria's teacher and the school bully challenge her aspirations, while her emails to Eunice go unanswered. Lena's decision to marry Salim, whom Ria suspects of having ulterior motives, further strains their relationship. Ria, along with her friends Clara and Alba, secretly spies on Salim but finds nothing incriminating. Frustrated, Ria resorts to desperate measures to sabotage Lena's relationship, but it only deepens the rift between the sisters. Ria's friendships also suffer, and she feels isolated and unsupported. She visits Raheela, who organized the party where Lena and Salim met, and inadvertently stumbles upon a secret laboratory in Raheela's mansion. Ria discovers that the eligible women were tested and chosen for their fertility, with Lena being selected. Unable to convince her family of the truth, Ria confides in Clara and Alba. Together, they hatch a plan to rescue Lena from the wedding. Ria distracts the guests while Clara and Alba infiltrate Lena's room and temporarily incapacitate her. However, Raheela captures Ria and reveals her sinister plan.

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