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Unveiled
Canada 2022
produced by Mostafa Keshvari, Suky Lally (executive), John Franco Braico (executive), Sara Omran (executive), Corey Lambert (executive) for GrandMuse Pictures
directed by Mostafa Keshvari
starring Sara Omran, Hani Mefti, Aya Ramadan, Melanie Chevrier, Andrea Stefancikova, Noushine Sefiiddashi, Shawn Burke, Ava Safai, Roman Anthony, Jason Torwalt, Gus Khosrowkhani, Veeda Dashti, Sarah Ramadan, Thomas Haddaway, Dave Walden, Jackie Blackmore, Teresa Riley, Melissa J. Woodside, Fabiola Colmenero, Jieun Jang
written by Mostafa Keshvari, music by Fariborz Safaei
review by Mike Haberfelner
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It's been a while since Farash (Sara Omran) has found her life as
housewife and mother wholly satisfying, so eventually she decides to take
acting classes, just to fill her void - and initially she, as a Muslim
woman, just feels alienated by the class's insistance to push the students
out of their comfort zone, especially since she lives by the traditions of
her religion. But she stays on, and soon starts to embrace the side of her
she previously hasn't even been aware of - much to the dismay of her
husband Saeed (Hani Mefti), who, while not too devout a Muslim, sure
enjoys the patriarchal aspect of it and hates for his wife to speak up,
especially in front of others. This leads to an ever-deepening rift
between the two, not made any better by Saeed's total failure to see his
wife's point of view even a little, and eventually, Farash takes their
daughter (Aya Ramadan) and moves into a shelter for abused women. But
faced with that fact, Saeed's reactions become as desparate as they're ruthless ...
A very compelling drama that works quite so well because it
uses subtlety to bring its point across, that really starts off as more of
a slice of life film and only gradually builds up its conflict. And using
Farash's acting classes at the trigger for everything that happens later
was quite an ingenious idea, as it adds both depth and colour to the
proceedings, as if giving the film another dimension. And a laid back
directorial effort and a strong ensemble cast sure help making this a
pretty good watch.
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