Just Like a Woman

Name: Just Like a Woman
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-07-05
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Sienna Miller, Golshifteh Farahani, Bahar Soomekh

20122012
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1h 27min

Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a secret: she's a fugitive from just... Read allTwo women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a secret: she's a fugitive from justice - accused of her mother-in-law's death.Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a secret: she's a fugitive from justice - accused of her mother-in-law's death.

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Golshifteh Farahani in Just Like a Woman (2012)

Jesse Bob Harper and Sienna Miller in Just Like a Woman (2012)

Sienna Miller in Just Like a Woman (2012)

Mona (Golshifteh Farahani), 26, an immigrant from North Africa, runs her in-laws' mini market in Chicago. She's married to Mourad, a man who can't stand up to his authoritarian mother. Mona is harassed by her mother-in-law because after five years of marriage, she hasn't been able to get pregnant, something that's considered a shame and a taboo in her culture. Marilyn (Sienna Miller), 29, is a receptionist at a computer repair company. Her marriage with Harvey is on the ropes. The only thing in her life that makes her happy is her belly dance class, a passion shared by Mona. Dancing at family gatherings lifts her spirits up and makes her forget the misery of her daily life. Marilyn shops at Mona's mini-market. They've become friends. One morning, Mona's mother-in-law is found dead in her bed. Mona realizes that she mixed the wrong dose while preparing her medicine. Realizing that she might be accused of murder, Mona runs away and flees Chicago by bus. Marilyn loses her job because of the recession. When she gets home, she finds out that her husband is cheating on her. With nothing left to lose, Mona decides to go to Santa Fe to enter a contest hoping to join a famous belly dance company. Mona and Marilyn run into each other on a rest area on the side of a highway. They decide to continue the trip together. They cross the USA, pitching their tent in trailer parks and in the middle of the desert. They earn some cash belly-dancing together in restaurants and bars. Back in Chicago, Mona is considered a fugitive; she's wanted for the murder of her mother-in-law. Harvey asks the police to look for Marilyn who disappeared without leaving a trace. Will Marilyn succeed in joining the belly dance company? How long will Mona be able to keep her secret from Marilyn? And how long will she be able to escape the law? —Cohen Media Group

belly dancing port a potty mobile home sleeping in a tent

Taglines
- two friends - one journey - no limits
Genre
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality
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Trivia
Lady Gaga lobbied hard for the role of Marilyn.

Goofs
At the 36:35 mark, as Mona is sleeping leaning on the passenger door of the car, in the passenger side mirror can be seen the arm of a crew member in the back seat wearing a white t-shirt.

Soundtracks
Ya Rayah
Written by Rachid Taha and Dahmane El Harrachi (as Abderrahmane Amrani)
Performed by Rachid Taha
Courtesy of Delabel Editions & FKO Music & Ind Editions

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10/10

Just like those women (web)

An American road movie about two women in a red car. It's « Thelma & Louise » from Ridley Scott for sure but you are wrong : it's this « just like a woman » from french director Bouchareb. As he is a famous director in my country for « Indigenes », i really don't understand why this movie was still unknown, above all it has such famous cast : Zem + Golshifteh + Sienna. In all cases, all my fellows french ignorant don't know what they miss as it's really a strong, moving movie.

Maybe the stories of those women can be a little too much in despair and bad relationships (which husband can cheat on Sienna or be distant to Golshifteh ?) but their trip is just a great breath of liberty, freedom and dreams ! I don't know about you but i resent my actual life the same way they did : i'm a bachelor so maybe I don't know about quarrels but i'm for sure restless and if i'm not without job, the one i do is just alienation. So, like those 2 women, i would like to run away « where the streets have no name » like U2 sing accurately ! Actually, the movie offers this opportunity for a too short 90 minutes and in addition, it's also back to nature and escaping civilization because this team goes camping in the West.

And can you imagine that for this fundamental trip, you go along brunette Goldsifeth and blonde Sienna. It's a dream-team for me as i appreciate the two of them but if Sienna can find now at least one good movie, for personal reason, the black sad eyes of Goldsigeth just take me away !

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