When British director Nida Manzoor writes about sisters, she leans right in, embracing the intensity of the familial bond even to the point of violence – keeping her tongue in cheek, mind you.
In We Are Lady Parts, the 2021 TV series that Manzoor created, wrote and directed, viewers are introduced to the titular all-Muslim women punk rock band by way of a song about sororicide. "I'm gonna kill my sister!" the lead singer cries, fired up over stolen eyeliner and shoes. ("It's an honour killing / It's an honour killing," chugs the chorus.)
