Project Detail

Polite Society

Synopsis

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan 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.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Midnight - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
104 min
Director
Nida Manzoor 1st Feature
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Olivier Kaempfer, John Pocock
Executive Producer
Cecilia Frugiuele
Editor
Robbie Morrison
Screenwriter
Nida Manzoor
Director of Photography
Ashley Connor
Production Designer
Simon Walker
Sound
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor: Jay Price
Composer
Tom Howe, Shez Mansoor
Principal cast
Ritu Arya, Priya Kansara

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Production Status

Production Company

Focus Features (US), Parkville Pictures (UK), Universal Pictures International (US), Working Title Films (UK)

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