NEW YORK MOVIE JOURNAL (Sept.-Oct. 2019)

[Chris Knipp]

THE MISEDUCATION OF BINDU (Prathana Mohan 2019). The trappings of a mildly raunchy high school comedy are applied to a Hindu Indian girl (the Bindu of the title) whose widowed mother has married a white American man (David Arquette) and moved to Indiana. Bill wants Bindu to assimilate by quitting homeschooling and going to a regular high school. The film focuses on the classic eventful day when Bindi becomes reconciled to this idea. In Hindi and English, this is a cute film of perhaps limited appeal but with a unique demographic. Produced by the Duplass brothers, it premieres at the Mill Valley, to be followed by the Heartland fest. Watched on a screener Oct. 1, 2019. Metascore 69%.