Three Veils (2011)

Three Veils is the story of three young Muslim women whose lives unexpectedly intersect as they deal with issues of sexuality, tradition, and identity. To the outside world, they seem to be... See full summary »

Director:

Rolla Selbak

Writer:

Rolla Selbak

Stars:

Sheetal Sheth, Angela Zahra, Mercedes Mason

6 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sheetal Sheth	...	Nikki
Angela Zahra	...	Amira
Mercedes Mason	...	Leila (as Mercedes Masöhn)
Madline Tabar	...	Samira
Erick Avari	...	Mr. Qasim
Garen Boyajian	...	Jamal
Christopher Maleki	...	Mehdi
Sammy Sheik	...	Ali
Andrew J. Ferranti	...	Hafiz
Silvi Sebastian	...	Aunt Fatima
Desmond Faison	...	Wes
Andria Carpenter	...	Little Nikki
Lexi Greene	...	Little Amira
Chelsea Gray	...	Shoshana
Anne Bedian	...	Farridah

Storyline

Three Veils is the story of three young Muslim women whose lives unexpectedly intersect as they deal with issues of sexuality, tradition, and identity. To the outside world, they seem to be typical young college students dealing with the challenges of growing up and finding ones place in the world. But each girl has a story that, behind the veil, is brimming with desire.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | lesbian kiss | american muslim woman | substance abuse | lesbian | 

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Taglines:

A drama about three young Middle Eastern women whose lives intertwine as they defy tradition to create their own realities.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2015 (France)

Also Known As:

Trois voiles

Filming Locations:

Fullerton, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Three Veils Production Company,Zahra Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Outstanding!

Three Veils a film written and directed by Rolla Selbak is a real delicatessen in the independent film world. The film tells a revealing story of friendship and loyalty of three Muslim women: Nikki (Sheetal Sheth), Amira(Angela Zahra), and Leila (Mercedes MasÖhn). Each woman battles their own fears, insecurities and traumas. The film exquisitely looks closely at the lives of each woman showing their pain and struggles when dealing with social taboos, arranged marriage, and devastating insecurities caused by life-changing events. Love, friendship and trust are all stretched to the limits only to come back stronger than ever. Three Veils delivers a humorous dramatization which has a strong connection with reality itself, making the film powerful yet subtle, entertaining and an all-around eye-opening experience. Now a day it's hard to come around a film so complete; great acting, amazing story, humor, eye-opening reality, culture, music; it is absorbing and informative. I traveled from Colorado to San Francisco to see the film, because I knew that would be the only chance I'd have to see it before it's available to the public. Meeting the cast, the director and the producer, was a life-changing event for me, and every minute of the film was so worth it I will do it all over again.