Anneke Kim Sarnau, Annette von Klier, Bernd Tauber

Fariba, prosecuted in Iran because of her love for a women, flees to Germany. But, her application for asylum is turned down. Her desperate prospects are improved by the suicide of her fellow-inmate S...( read more  read more... )iamak: she assumes his identity and using his temporary permit of sojourn, is send to a province village. At first glance her survival seems to be assured, but in the refugee home she is obliged to uphold her male disguise in cramped quarters and a single mistake could blow up her cover. In order to pay for forged documents, she takes an illegal job in a sauerkraut factory, where she meets Anne, who is very solicitous about Siamak's well-being and derives some kind of pleasure from the strange foreigner. While spending more and more time together, they become dangerously close and Anne begins to suspect Fariba's true identity.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Angelina Maccarone

Release Date: November 18, 2005

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DVD Release Date: April 18, 2006

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  • May 28, 2009
    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 lesbian...( read more)s. The direction of an unknown ( for me) Angelina Maccarone is sensitive, never letting the dramatic situation of Fariba being corny. The performances of Jasmin Tabatabai and Anneke Kim Sarnau are outstanding, and they show great chemistry in a beautiful and sad love story.
  • December 30, 2007
    Slow-paced, subtely narrated and very touching film.
  • September 8, 2009
    A woman refugee pretending to be a man.
  • June 10, 2009
    alman erkeklerine karsi duyduum tiksintiyi istemese de arttirdi bu film, onun disinda basroldeki JT'nin oyunculugunu çok begendim, çok tricky ve zekice yazilmis bir senaryo olma ihtiyaci hissetmeden kadin elinden çiktigi belli, duygusal bir filmdi.
  • July 29, 2008
    Need to watch again, great movie
  • January 24, 2008
    (Fremde Haut) Poderoso, extraordinario, serio, tenso, cheio de suspense. Uma heroina que nao esqeceremos facilmente. Um dos filmes TOP 10 de 2005.
  • December 19, 2007
    Very disappointing film. Not because it was bad, but because it had the potential to be very good and wasn't.
  • May 23, 2007
    Very nice movie, I wish it gave us more at the end though...
  • December 10, 2006
    didnt like this movie at all
  • December 5, 2006
    I really like the title; is approperiate for this movie in many ways, in terms of the character Fariba physically uncovering her chokar to assume a man's identity and then her "coming out" (pardon the puns) to Anne. Minus half a star for the open ending, which i hate i...( read more)n general. Open endings in some places are mysterious and compels you to wonder, 'So what happens next?' But then you realise you don't really get to know, and will need to imagine, whatever you'd like. The script didn't really provide much tender moments but the plot was original and slowly reeled me in as I watched. But few things weren't made clear: A, is Anne gay, at all? B, did she know that 'Siamak' is really Fariba, a woman? she didn't seem shocked or anything...

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