South Asian Film Club: Polite Society
Join us for this screening of Polite Society, part of Manchester Museum’s 2025 South Asian Film Club, a series of film showings inspired by the South Asia Gallery.
South Asian Film Club returns for 2025 for a series of film showings inspired by Manchester Museum’s South Asia Gallery.
From modern day British-Asian stories to historical biopics, join us to be entertained and hear from guest speakers on the connections between these films and the award-winning community co-curated South Asia Gallery.
Polite Society (2023) is a merry mash-up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, following martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. Directed by Nida Manzoor, creator of the award-winning TV series We Are Lady Parts.
This season of South Asian Film Club has been programmed by South Asia Gallery co-curator Nazma Noor and the film will be introduced by Inayah Ahmed, a student and film enthusiast based in Manchester.
The film runtime is 104 minutes.