Just Like a Woman (2012)

Just Like a Woman (2012) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Uncut

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Rachid Bouchareb

Written By:
Joelle Touma
Marion Doussot

Actors:
Sienna Miller ..... Marilyn
Golshifteh Farahani ..... Mona
Bahar Soomekh ..... Soha
Tim Guinee ..... George
Roschdy Zem ..... Mourad
Chafia Boudraa ..... La mère de Mourad
Jesse Bob Harper ..... Harvey
Sayed Badreya ..... Tarek
Usman Ally ..... Ousman
Paolina Cimino ..... Belly Dancer
Richard Cotovsky ..... Homeless Man
Michael Ehlers ..... Peter
Lorena Fernández ..... Belly Dancer
Doug James ..... George's Father
Kimberly Kiegel ..... Woman Judge
Dan Latham ..... Bus Passenger
Loren Lazerine ..... Ron
Mike Miller ..... Neighbor
Amy Olson ..... Delivery Woman
Francisco Peramos ..... Judge
Aaron Walters ..... Suspect
Rebekah Ward ..... Rebec
Mary R. Woods ..... Neighbor Wife

Synopsis:

Just Like a Woman is an English-language film directed by Rachid Bouchareb, starring Sienna Miller and Golshifteh Farahani. The narrative follows an American housewife and a North African woman who travel from Chicago to Santa Fe to participate in a bellydance competition. The film is a co-production between companies in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. Bouchareb intends it to be the first in a trilogy about the relation between North America and the Arab world.

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 be 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?

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 13 October, 2019.