Signature Move

Name: Signature Move
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 29, 2017
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Audrey Francis, Charin Alvarez, Fawzia Mirza, Jacob Clapham, Mark Hood

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| Release Date: September 29, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Audrey Francis, Charin Alvarez, Fawzia Mirza, Jacob Clapham, Mark Hood, Mia Park, Minita Gandhi, Molly Brennan, Molly Callinan, Ox Baker Jr., Sari Sanchez, Shabana Azmi

Summary: Zaynab (Fawzia Mirza) is a thirty-something Pakistani, Muslim, lesbian lawyer living in Chicago who begins a new romance with Alma (Sari Sanchez), a confident and vivacious Mexican-American woman. Zaynab’s recently widowed mother Parveen (Shabana Azmi) has moved in and spends her days watching Pakistani TV dramas while searching for aZaynab (Fawzia Mirza) is a thirty-something Pakistani, Muslim, lesbian lawyer living in Chicago who begins a new romance with Alma (Sari Sanchez), a confident and vivacious Mexican-American woman. Zaynab’s recently widowed mother Parveen (Shabana Azmi) has moved in and spends her days watching Pakistani TV dramas while searching for a potential husband for her only daughter. Alma’s mother, Rosa (Charin Alvarez), is a former professional Luchadora which Zaynab finds fascinating as she has recently taken up lucha-style wrestling training with a former pro wrestler, Jayde (Audrey Francis). Zaynab tries to keep both her love life and her wrestling a secret from her Muslim mother, who knows more than she lets on.… Expand

Director: Jennifer Reeder

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Bill Zwecker

Sep 28, 2017

It’s good to see a film that shares experiences — especially relating to sexuality — that have rarely before been showcased cinematically. While this likely will appeal strongly to LGBTQ audiences, I hope it finds a wider viewing, as the acting and the dialogue make for excellent drama. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Feb 8, 2018

Adding wrestling to the rom-com mix doesn't quite disguise how by-the-numbers this girl-meets-girl story is. But with its likable characters, local color and cross-cultural sparks, "Signature Move" has unsentimental sweetness and pluck. Read full review

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