Some Like It Veiled (2017)

Armand, the bookish son of Iranian immigrants who's completely smitten by Leila, an Arab girl from the banlieue enrolled with Armand in Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university. The two ... See full summary »

Director:

Sou Abadi

Writer:

Sou Abadi (screenplay)

Stars:

Félix Moati, William Lebghil, Camélia Jordana

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Félix Moati	...	Armand
William Lebghil	...	Mahmoud
Camélia Jordana	...	Leila
Anne Alvaro	...	Mitra
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic	...	Darius
Carl Malapa	...	Sinna
Laurent Delbecque	...	Nicolas
Oscar Copp	...	Fabrice-Farid
Oussama Kheddam	...	Mustafa
Walid Ben Mabrouk	...	Ahmed
Mostafa Habibi	...	Ali
Hamidreza Djavdan	...	Le père de Shéhérazade
Behi Djanati Atai	...	Nassime, l'amie de Mitra
Sacha Kleinberg	...	Camarade dentiste
Leli Anvar	...	Mme Anvar

Storyline

Armand, the bookish son of Iranian immigrants who's completely smitten by Leila, an Arab girl from the banlieue enrolled with Armand in Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university. The two are set to spend a few months in New York interning at the United Nations, but those plans quickly unravel when Leila's brother, Mahmoud, returns from an extended trip to the Middle East as a full-blown Islamist replete with beard, prayer beads and a desire to quell his sister's profane Western ways.

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | man in drag | brother sister conflict | man pretending to be a woman | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Goofs

When Armand follows Leila by taking the stairs, he arrives at the same time as her after climbing up thirteen floors, but is nowhere near exhausted enough.

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Connections

References La Dolce Vita (1960)

User Reviews

Magnifique :)

Entertaining, yet serious, a well done comedy with deeper meaning. :)

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France

Language:

French Arabic Persian

Release Date:

28 June 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Burka zaradi burke

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,738,143

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Film, France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1