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Just Like a Woman

Country: USA, Language: English, 90 mins

  • Director: Rachid Bouchareb
  • Writer: Joelle Touma; Marion Doussot
  • Producer: Allen Bain; Jean Bréhat

CGiii Comment

For a road movie...it doesn't go anywhere.

If you like belly-dancing...then, there is something to see.

Otherwise, give it a miss.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Sienna Miller as Marilyn;
Golshifteh Farahani as Mona;
Bahar Soomekh as Soha;
Tim Guinee as George;
Roschdy Zem as Mourad;
Chafia Boudraa as La mere de Mourad;
Jesse Bob Harper as Harvey;
Sayed Badreya as Tarek;
Usman Ally as Ousman;
Paolina Cimino as Belly Dancer