Some Like It Veiled
Cherchez La Femme
Synopsis
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 ...
Top Cast
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Félix Moati
Armand
Camélia Jordana
Leila
William Lebghil
Mahmoud
Anne Alvaro
Mitra
Laurent Delbecque
Nicolas
Oscar Copp
Fabrice-Farid
Oussama Kheddam
Mustafa
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Darius
Carl Malapa
Sinna
Walid Ben Mabrouk
Ahmed
Grégory Montel
Agent Garnier
Hamid Djavadan
M. Yaghmaian
Behi Djanati Atai
Mme Yaghmaian
Sâm Mirhosseini
Abdoullah
Hamideh Doustdar
Roxane
Karim Belkhadra
Imam
Jean-Louis Tilburg
Brigadier Ambassade d'Iran
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.7M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.44x
-$2.2M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sou Abadi
- Screenplay & Story
- Sou Abadi
- Original Score
- Jérôme Rebotier
- Original Title
- Cherchez La Femme
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, French, Persian
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Production Budget
- $4M
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.7M
- Production Studios
- The Film, France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films, Canal+, France Télévisions, OCS, CNC, Playtime, La Région Île-de-France
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sou Abadi
Sou Abadi
Jérôme Rebotier
Yves Angelo
Virginie Bruant
Michaël Gentile
Department Leadership Roster
Virginie Bruant
Editor
Sou Abadi
Director
Sou Abadi
Writer
Michaël Gentile
Producer
Denis Gautelier
Production Design
Justine Pearce
Costume Design
Yves Angelo
Director of Photography
Jérôme Rebotier
Original Music Composer
Sou Abadi
Screenplay
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Some Like It Veiled
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Some Like It Veiled about?
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 ...
Who directed Some Like It Veiled?
Some Like It Veiled was directed by Sou Abadi.
Who stars in Some Like It Veiled?
The principal cast of Some Like It Veiled includes Félix Moati, Camélia Jordana, William Lebghil, Anne Alvaro, Laurent Delbecque.
When was Some Like It Veiled released and how long is it?
Some Like It Veiled was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 1h 28m.
What was the box office and production budget of Some Like It Veiled?
Some Like It Veiled had a reported production budget of $4M and grossed $1.7M at the worldwide box office (0.44 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Some Like It Veiled?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Some Like It Veiled was composed by Jérôme Rebotier.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Some Like It Veiled?
Some Like It Veiled holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.); FR: TP.