Some Like It Veiled

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Some Like It Veiled
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Directed by Sou Abadi
Starring Félix Moati
Camélia Jordana
William Lebghil
Release date
  • 15 June 2017 (2017-06-15)(CFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4.6 million [1]
Box office$1.7 million [2]

Some Like It Veiled (French : Cherchez la femme) is a 2017 French comedy film directed by Sou Abadi. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Cherchez la femme (2017) - JPBox-Office".
  2. "Some Like It Veiled".
  3. Klein, Uri (2018-03-13). "This Could Have Been a Great Comedy About Muslims in France". Haaretz . Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  4. Mintzer, Jordan (2017-06-30). "'Some Like It Veiled' ('Cherchez la femme'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2018-08-12.