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- 10/3/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Polite Society is a film written and directed by Nida Manzoor starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya.
A hilarious comedy… Romance, martial arts and teenager’s matters at the same time? Yes, it’s possible, and Nida Manzoor proves that if you have the will power, talent and intelligence, you can do almost anything.
Knowing how to write helps.
Storyline
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.
Polite Society Movie review
You know those films that manage to go wild at the very beginning? This one does it and then recovers the balance, knowing how to tell a story in a coherent and balanced way, balanced enough not to go crazy and daring enough to attract and,...
A hilarious comedy… Romance, martial arts and teenager’s matters at the same time? Yes, it’s possible, and Nida Manzoor proves that if you have the will power, talent and intelligence, you can do almost anything.
Knowing how to write helps.
Storyline
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.
Polite Society Movie review
You know those films that manage to go wild at the very beginning? This one does it and then recovers the balance, knowing how to tell a story in a coherent and balanced way, balanced enough not to go crazy and daring enough to attract and,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Editors note: This review original published January 20 after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It opens Friday.
Written and directed by Nida Manzoor, Polite Society stars Priya Kansara (Bridgerton), Ritu Arya (Umbrella Academy) and Nimra Bucha (Disney+’s Ms. Marvel). The Focus Features movie had its world premiere Friday in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival.
The movie begins with Ria (Kansara), a Pakistani teenager in a karate class. She’s a purple belt who is serious about honing her skills to become a stunt woman. She records YouTube videos of her home training and recites the line “I am the fury.” Her older sister Lena (Ayra) is an art school dropout who mopes around her parents’ house and often helps Ria record her videos. Ria is obsessed with professional stunt woman Eunice Huthart, who she frequently emails but never receives a response.
Ria and her...
Written and directed by Nida Manzoor, Polite Society stars Priya Kansara (Bridgerton), Ritu Arya (Umbrella Academy) and Nimra Bucha (Disney+’s Ms. Marvel). The Focus Features movie had its world premiere Friday in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival.
The movie begins with Ria (Kansara), a Pakistani teenager in a karate class. She’s a purple belt who is serious about honing her skills to become a stunt woman. She records YouTube videos of her home training and recites the line “I am the fury.” Her older sister Lena (Ayra) is an art school dropout who mopes around her parents’ house and often helps Ria record her videos. Ria is obsessed with professional stunt woman Eunice Huthart, who she frequently emails but never receives a response.
Ria and her...
- 4/28/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
During “Polite Society,” writer-director Nida Manzoor’s boisterous, shrewdly funny and altogether wonderful coming-of-age action-adventure, you might try to recall the last time you’ve seen a young female on the big screen with as much fire in her belly as Ria. Was it the football-loving and tradition defying Jess in “Bend it Like Beckham,” the precocious rebel Marjane in “Persepolis,” the all-female trash metal stars of the recent documentary “Sirens” or the real-life Syrian sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini in “Swimmers”?
While the lead Pakistani character of “Polite Society”—a die-hard martial arts enthusiast played by a fierce Priya Kansara—isn’t an existing hero based on a real-life story of courage, her defiant spirit is so lovingly and precisely defined by Manzoor that you unreservedly believe in her when Ria claims: “I am the fury!”
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While the lead Pakistani character of “Polite Society”—a die-hard martial arts enthusiast played by a fierce Priya Kansara—isn’t an existing hero based on a real-life story of courage, her defiant spirit is so lovingly and precisely defined by Manzoor that you unreservedly believe in her when Ria claims: “I am the fury!”
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- 4/27/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
Polite Society Review — Polite Society (2023) Film Review from the 45th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie directed by Nida Manzoor, starring Priya Kansara, Rita Arya, Renu Brindle, Rekha John-Cheriyan, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Akshay Khanna, and Su McLaughlin. Strong performances, snappy retorts, and razor-sharp editing energize this bizarre genre mosaic, [...]
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- 2/23/2023
- by David McDonald
- Film-Book
Polite Society, written and directed by Nida Manzoor, moves like a supersonic jet. That’s one of the best things about the picture. Telling the coming-of-age story of Ria Khan (Priya Kansara), a young woman determined to become a stunt performer, the filmmaker establishes a brash, bold style early and often. Big performances, big camera moves, big editorial choices, big music cues! As the pace quickens, the swings grow larger and larger.
Ria’s best friend is her big sister Lena (Ritu Arya), recently back home in London after dropping out of art school. Ria spends most of her time hanging out with two buds, attempting to stand up to her school bully (Shona Babayemi), and doing her damndest to get the attention of a real-life stunt performer whom she idolizes. Lena helps Ria film social videos of her doing stunts. All of this falls apart when Lena falls in love with Salim,...
Ria’s best friend is her big sister Lena (Ritu Arya), recently back home in London after dropping out of art school. Ria spends most of her time hanging out with two buds, attempting to stand up to her school bully (Shona Babayemi), and doing her damndest to get the attention of a real-life stunt performer whom she idolizes. Lena helps Ria film social videos of her doing stunts. All of this falls apart when Lena falls in love with Salim,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Priya Kansara stars as Ria Khan in director Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, a Focus Features release.
Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh / © 2023 Focus Features LLC.
The highly anticipated film Polite Society had a rousing world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival last weekend. Directed by Nida Manzoor, her debut feature, the action comedy Polite Society, is 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.
Featuring a cast led by and introducing Priya Kansara, it also stars Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Shona Babayemi, Jeff Mirza...
Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh / © 2023 Focus Features LLC.
The highly anticipated film Polite Society had a rousing world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival last weekend. Directed by Nida Manzoor, her debut feature, the action comedy Polite Society, is 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.
Featuring a cast led by and introducing Priya Kansara, it also stars Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Shona Babayemi, Jeff Mirza...
- 1/27/2023
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Six world premieres, 16 European and international premieres and 70 UK premieres feature in the line-up
Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) has unveiled the full line-up for its 19th edition, taking place March 1-12, with the UK premiere of Nida Manzoor’s Sundance title Polite Society the closing night film.
The festival will screen 123 features, including six world premieres, 16 European and international premieres and 70 UK premieres.
Polite Society is the feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Nida Manzoor, who created Channel 4 and Peacock series We Are Lady Parts.
Her first feature is an action comedy about an aspiring stuntwoman who tries...
Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) has unveiled the full line-up for its 19th edition, taking place March 1-12, with the UK premiere of Nida Manzoor’s Sundance title Polite Society the closing night film.
The festival will screen 123 features, including six world premieres, 16 European and international premieres and 70 UK premieres.
Polite Society is the feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Nida Manzoor, who created Channel 4 and Peacock series We Are Lady Parts.
Her first feature is an action comedy about an aspiring stuntwoman who tries...
- 1/25/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Sometimes when things fall apart, you've got to kick a little butt. That's message behind Focus Features's "Polite Society," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 21. Focus Features released the trailer for the action comedy on Jan. 18, and it's all about Ria Khan (Priya Kansara), a teenage girl in London who's obsessed with becoming a professional stunt woman. School doesn't matter; all she cares about is martial arts and her sister, Lena (Ritu Arya), who's struggling after dropping out of art school. But when Lena announces that she has given up on art, is getting engaged to a guy Ria thinks is a "smarmy wanker," and is moving to Singapore immediately after the wedding, Ria is worried that something much deeper is going on - and thinks she's the only action hero who can save her sister. "They are not taking her away without a fight," she vows.
- 1/24/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Priya Kansara stars in ‘Polite Society’ (Photo Courtesy of Sundance Institute / Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh)
Ria Khan is “the fury,” or so she repeatedly claims, in Polite Society, an absolutely bonkers action-packed comedy from writer/director Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts). Ria’s a schoolgirl with big dreams and no filter in Manzoor’s wild and crazy feature film directorial debut.
Don’t mess with the Khan sisters or Ria (Priya Kansara) will unleash hell. Or at least she’ll try her damnedest. She’s got her mind set on becoming a stuntwoman, even though her kicks miss more often than they connect. Never mind that her incredibly patient Pakistani parents aren’t supportive of her chosen profession or that her teacher tries to squash her dreams by suggesting she’s more suited to become a doctor. The horror! Nothing will keep Ria from her chosen profession.
Fortunately, her...
Ria Khan is “the fury,” or so she repeatedly claims, in Polite Society, an absolutely bonkers action-packed comedy from writer/director Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts). Ria’s a schoolgirl with big dreams and no filter in Manzoor’s wild and crazy feature film directorial debut.
Don’t mess with the Khan sisters or Ria (Priya Kansara) will unleash hell. Or at least she’ll try her damnedest. She’s got her mind set on becoming a stuntwoman, even though her kicks miss more often than they connect. Never mind that her incredibly patient Pakistani parents aren’t supportive of her chosen profession or that her teacher tries to squash her dreams by suggesting she’s more suited to become a doctor. The horror! Nothing will keep Ria from her chosen profession.
Fortunately, her...
- 1/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Polite Society is a very funny movie starring Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya and Ella Bruccoleri written and directed by Nida Manzoor. it will be released on April 28.
Polity Society is the original proposal by Nida Manzoor, a mix of action and comedy. Enjoy!
Storyline
A London schoolgirl and tireless martial-artist-in-training, Ria Khan is determined to become a world-renowned stunt woman. She’s crushed when her big sister, Lena, drops out of art school, starts dating Salim — the charming, wealthy son of the prominent Shah family — and announces, after barely a month, that they plan to marry and move to Singapore! How could Lena abandon her artistic dreams to become some trophy wife? But Ria soon realizes that something isn’t right, leaving her no choice but to enlist her friends in a daring mission to kidnap Lena from her own wedding.
Polite Society (2023) Cast
Priya Kansara / Ria Khan
Ritu Arya...
Polity Society is the original proposal by Nida Manzoor, a mix of action and comedy. Enjoy!
Storyline
A London schoolgirl and tireless martial-artist-in-training, Ria Khan is determined to become a world-renowned stunt woman. She’s crushed when her big sister, Lena, drops out of art school, starts dating Salim — the charming, wealthy son of the prominent Shah family — and announces, after barely a month, that they plan to marry and move to Singapore! How could Lena abandon her artistic dreams to become some trophy wife? But Ria soon realizes that something isn’t right, leaving her no choice but to enlist her friends in a daring mission to kidnap Lena from her own wedding.
Polite Society (2023) Cast
Priya Kansara / Ria Khan
Ritu Arya...
- 1/22/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Priya Kansara stars as Ria Khan in director Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, a Focus Features release.Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh / © 2022 Focus Features LLC.
We have your first look at Nida Manzoor’s debut film, Polite Society which is premiering at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival on January 20th! What is so cool is that it is a rare occurrence for a South Asian woman’s work to be showcased and that her directorial debut will have its world premiere at Sundance.
The film features a fantastic cast, including Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, and Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Shona Babayemi, Jeff Mirza (We Are Lady Parts), and Akshay Khanna (Chloe).
An intriguing tale 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.
We have your first look at Nida Manzoor’s debut film, Polite Society which is premiering at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival on January 20th! What is so cool is that it is a rare occurrence for a South Asian woman’s work to be showcased and that her directorial debut will have its world premiere at Sundance.
The film features a fantastic cast, including Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, and Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Shona Babayemi, Jeff Mirza (We Are Lady Parts), and Akshay Khanna (Chloe).
An intriguing tale 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.
- 1/18/2023
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Stunt performers are arguably among the most overlooked members of the filmmaking industry. After all, they put their lives and bodies on the line for the daring stunts we see in movies, both big and small, every year. Needless to say, we don't typically get films centered around them, much less give them the spotlight they deserve.
In Nida Manzoor's "Polite Society," however, stunt people might just be the key to exposing a dangerous conspiracy. Manzoor, who made much-deserved waves with her Peacock series "We Are Lady Parts," makes her feature directorial debut with this action-packed comedy premiering at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. To mark such an occasion, Focus Features released our first look at the film, in addition to revealing when audiences who are not Park City-bound can check it out.
The film follows Ria (Priya Kansara), who's on a mission to become a stuntwoman, much to the dismay of her parents.
In Nida Manzoor's "Polite Society," however, stunt people might just be the key to exposing a dangerous conspiracy. Manzoor, who made much-deserved waves with her Peacock series "We Are Lady Parts," makes her feature directorial debut with this action-packed comedy premiering at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. To mark such an occasion, Focus Features released our first look at the film, in addition to revealing when audiences who are not Park City-bound can check it out.
The film follows Ria (Priya Kansara), who's on a mission to become a stuntwoman, much to the dismay of her parents.
- 1/18/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Nida Manzoor will see her debut feature Polite Society premiere at the prestigious 2023 Sundance Film Festival taking place next month in January. It is a rare occurrence for a South Asian woman work to be showcased and that her directorial debut will have it’s world premiere at Sundance.
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.
Polite Society features an amazing cast led by and introducing Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Shona Babayemi, Jeff Mirza (We Are Lady Parts), and Akshay Khanna...
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.
Polite Society features an amazing cast led by and introducing Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel), Shobu Kapoor (We Are Lady Parts), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Shona Babayemi, Jeff Mirza (We Are Lady Parts), and Akshay Khanna...
- 12/16/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
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Nida Manzoor’s action-comedy Polite Society will open in theaters on April 28, 2023, following its U.K. debut April 7, Focus Features and Working Title announced Tuesday.
Focus Features will distribute the film domestically, while Universal Pictures will handle international duties.
The film marks the first feature directed by Manzoor, creator of the critically acclaimed series We Are Lady Parts. Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing Polite Society alongside Parkville Pictures’ Olivier Kaempfer and John Pocock.
Described as 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. Ria, after enlisting several friends, attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
The movie features a cast led Priya Kansara (Bridgerton, Half Bad), Ritu Arya (Red Notice,...
Nida Manzoor’s action-comedy Polite Society will open in theaters on April 28, 2023, following its U.K. debut April 7, Focus Features and Working Title announced Tuesday.
Focus Features will distribute the film domestically, while Universal Pictures will handle international duties.
The film marks the first feature directed by Manzoor, creator of the critically acclaimed series We Are Lady Parts. Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing Polite Society alongside Parkville Pictures’ Olivier Kaempfer and John Pocock.
Described as 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. Ria, after enlisting several friends, attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
The movie features a cast led Priya Kansara (Bridgerton, Half Bad), Ritu Arya (Red Notice,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Focus Features has announced that it will release We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor’s feature directorial debut Polite Society in U.S. theaters on April 28, 2023. The action-comedy will be released internationally by Universal Pictures International, with its UK debut set for April 7, 2023.
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.
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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.
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- 11/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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