Just like a woman

December 14, 2012
Poster
Salma, 26, an Arab immigrant living in Chicago, runs away from home after she accidentally causes the death of her mother-in-law. Marilyn, her friend, 29, is fired from her job and finds out that her husband is cheating on her. She decides to go to Santa Fe to join a famous belly dance company. Together, they cross the USA, sleeping in a tent and earning some cash belly-dancing in restaurants. Will Marilyn succeed in joining the belly dance company? How long will Salma be able to escape the law?

Production

3B Productions, Cohen Media Group, Arte, Doha Film Institute, The Bureau, Minerva Pictures Group, Tassili films

Distribution

Doc & Film, Daniela Eltsner

International sales

USA: Cohen Media Group
ALL: Arte

Award(s)

2012

La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival:

– Best Female Performance (tie) for Sienna Miller and Golshifteh Farahani