Some Like It Veiled
Seen it?2017 | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Armand and Leila, students at Science Po, are a young couple. They plan to go to New York to do their internship at the United Nations. But when Mahmoud, Leila's big brother, returns from a long stay in Yemen, which radically transformed him, he is opposed to his sister's love relationship and decides to remove him at any cost from Armand. To enter Mahmoud and see again Leila, Armand has no choice: he must slip the integral veil! The next day, a certain Scheherazade with a veiled face rings at the door of Leila, and she will not leave Mahmoud indifferent ...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 749 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sou Abadi
- Félix MoatiArmand
- Camélia JordanaLeila
- William LebghilMahmoud
- Anne AlvaroMitra
- Laurent DelbecqueNicolas
- Oscar CoppFabrice-Farid
- Oussama KheddamMustafa
- Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićDarius
- Carl MalapaSinna
- Walid Ben MabroukAhmed