United States / Mar 09, 2011 / Women's International Film Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The lives of three young Middle Eastern women intertwine as they struggle to defy tradition and create their own realities. From an arranged marriage and a lesbian love affair to an abusive family situation, the film delicately tackles some of the issues Middle Eastern women are confronted with today.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Maleki | Mehdi |
| Anne Bedian | Faridah |
| Salwa Shaker | Mrs. Qasim |
| Jesse García | Carlos |
| Eduardo Baumann | Michael |
| Andrew J. Ferranti | Hafiz |
| Desmond Faison | Wes |
| Andria Carpenter | Little Nikki |
| Lexi Greene | Little Amira |
| Chelsea Gray | Shoshana |
| Silvi Sebastian | Aunt Fatima |
| Miguel Arrizon | Man at Bus Stop |
| Brittney Levine | Hostess |
| Cherie Broussard | Wes' Girlfriend |
| Akram Jaloudi | Ali's Dad |
| Daisy Munoz McRandal | Belly Dancer |
| Jeannette Franco | Ali's Sister |
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| Sara Khazem | Ali's Sister |
| Mohammed Fakih | Kader |
| Farah Ghafarshad | Baby Jamal / Engagement Party Guest |
| Cruz Castillo | Shy Boy |
| Sulinh Lafontaine | Teacher |
| Isam Al-Hawli | Doctor |
| Will Gatlin | Server at Restaurant |
| Majed Aba Alkhaile | Man in Photo |
| Francia Bienvenue | Girl at College Cafeteria |
| Cole Rambeau | School Bully |
| Justin Marco | School Bully |
| Julian Bienvenue | School Bully |
| Jazmin Alvarez | School Bully |
| Ronda Kalaji | Server at Night Club |
| Devino Tricoche | Server at Night Club |
| Ken Lin | Dancer at Night Club |
| Carlos Tolossa | Big Man at Night Club |
| Anas Sandoukah | Night Club Goer |
| Siddeeqah Shabazz | Night Club Goer |
| Yvonne Puentes | Night Club Goer |
| Laura Basurto | Night Club Goer |
| Dolores Kimble | Night Club Goer |
| Julia Bates | Night Club Goer |
| Jennifer Wise | Night Club Goer |
| Tzannia Barrera | Night Club Goer |
| Vanessa Basurto | Night Club Goer |
| Bahaddin Acar | Engagement Party Guest |
| Asher Shah | Engagement Party Guest |
| Oscar del Rio | Engagement Party Guest |
| Evelyn Homsi | Engagement Party Guest |
| Andrew Homsi | Engagement Party Guest |
| Vivian Homsi | Engagement Party Guest |
| Shirin Dweik | Engagement Party Guest |
| Malek Dweik | Engagement Party Guest |
| Yosef Dweik | Engagement Party Guest |
| Selma Dweik | Engagement Party Guest |
| Boushra Rafi | Bridal Shower Girl |
| Jennifer Afana | Bridal Shower Girl |
| Yasmeen Barghouty | Bridal Shower Girl |
| Jennifer Rieg | Bridal Shower Girl |
| Sylvia Chung | College Student |
| Michelle Petro | College Student |
| Joshua K. Searcy | College Student |
| Jim Morrison | College Student |
| Shawn Mowlai | College Student |
| David Anis | College Student |
| Everardo Arrizon | College Student |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Three Veils |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zahra Pictures |
| Official site | zahrapictures.com |
| Release date | 10 aprile 2011 |
| Executive producer | Mohannad Malas, Brad Hagen |
| Production | Fahmi Farahat, Jeremy Elliott, Ahmad Zahra, Yusuf Yenil |
| Writer | Rolla Selbak, Rana Kazkaz |
| Casting | Dan Velez, Sherrie Henderson |
| Editing | Fahmi Farahat, Joe Hedge |
| Cinematography | John Frost, Joe Webb, Jon Casey, Rene Hernandez, Saud Al-Moghirah, Sam Rosenthal, Robert Thorndike, Carlos Jackson, Issam Bouguerra, Francisco Schüler Besa, Chris Narimani, Leon Hogg, Bill Parris, Mike Buck, Josh Kade |
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Release dates
Premiere
India / May 29, 2011 / Kashish - International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai, India
Canada / Sep 13, 2011 / Independent Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Italy / Sep 30, 2011 / Women's Film Festival, Milano, Italy
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United Kingdom / Oct 14, 2011 / International Filmmaker Festival, Kent, UK
Germany / Oct 22, 2011 / Filmfest Homochrom, Cologne, Germany
France / Oct 30, 2011 / International Feminist Film Festival, Paris, France
Limited release
United States / Apr 10, 2011
France / Oct 28, 2015
Digital
United Kingdom / Jul 30, 2012 / 15 / Video On Demand
United States / Aug 28, 2012 / Online Worldwide Release
Physical media
United Kingdom / Jul 30, 2012 / 15 / DVD Release
Canada / Aug 10, 2012 / DVD Release
United States / Aug 10, 2012 / NR / DVD Release
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