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Unveiled (Fremde Haut) (2005)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 10
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A woman assumes a new identity in order to start her life over again in this drama from Germany. Fariba Tarizi (Jasmin Tabatabai) is an Iranian woman who wants to leave her country to escape the persecution that comes with being a lesbian. Fariba manages to make her way to Germany before it's discovered that her passport and visa are forgeries; she applies for political asylum, but is told she doesn't have much of a chance of being allowed to stay. While held in custody by immigration officials,

Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Angelina Maccarone

Written By: Angelina Maccarone, Judith Kaufmann

In Theaters: Nov 18, 2005 Limited

On DVD: Apr 18, 2006

Wolfe Releasing

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Critic Reviews for Unveiled (Fremde Haut)

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[A] condemnation of German immigration practices as well as official Iranian intolerance toward love between women.

November 23, 2005 Comment

Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

Top Critic

Tabatabai delivers a strong performance and the script, although not always plausible, touches on important issues like bias against gays and Muslims.

November 18, 2005 Comment

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

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The parts are more valuable than the whole in Angelina Maccarone's Unveiled.

November 18, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Top Critic

Unveiled tells the story of an Iranian translator who flees her homeland after falling in love with a married woman, only to be refused asylum in Germany.

November 17, 2005 Comment

Dana Stevens

New York Times

Top Critic

[A] serious and well-paced drama.

November 17, 2005 Full Review Source: Newsday

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John Anderson

Newsday

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Unveiled overflows with sociopolitical outrage even if its portrayal of a gender-confused heroine is ultimately indecisive and laconic.

November 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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David Ng

Village Voice

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Unveil Boys Don't Cry instead.

April 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

laudable labor of love

March 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews Source: Old School Reviews

... powerful drama ...

November 23, 2005 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Ken Fox

TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's fitting that the film itself is torn between its affections to the shrill Yentl and grim Boys Don't Cry.

October 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

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Well done story of alienation and having to hide one's true nature in order to survive day to day. Jasmin Tabatabai plays a woman fleeing persecution and possible death in her native Iran for loving the wrong person. She adopts the persona of a troubled young man who dies at the detention center where they are being

January 16, 2009

Mark Abell

Super Reviewer

Unveiled is a powerful story of survival, prejudice and love that reminds me also of the movie Boys Don't Cry" because of the situation of the lead character. The story is totally realistic and credible, exposing the intolerance of Muslin nations, in this case Iran, with lesbians. The direction of an unknown ( for me)

May 24, 2009