''Bad Behaviour'' is a 2023 New Zealand

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film directed and written by

Alice Englert Alice Allegra Englert (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian actress, director, writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Rosa in the film ''Ginger & Rosa'' (2012) and Lena Duchannes in the film ''Beautiful Creatures (201 ...

in her feature

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. She also stars in the film alongside

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, Karan Gill, Marlon Williams and

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. The film premiered at the

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on 21 January 2023, and was released in select New Zealand cinemas on 2 November 2023.

Cast

Production

In June 2022, it was reported that

and

joined the cast of the film, with

directing from a screenplay she wrote. During an interview with '' W'' in November 2022, Englert revealed that the film's production had just wrapped and taken place in

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Release

''Bad Behaviour'' had its world premiere at

on 21 January 2023. It was released in select New Zealand cinemas on 2 November 2023; in the UK the film was released on Icon Film Channel on 4 December 2023, followed by the release in cinemas on 5 January 2024. It was released in limited cinemas and VOD by

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in the United States and Canada on 18 June 2024.

Reception

Critical response

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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