- Fremde Haut
Infobox Film
name = Fremde Haut
image_size = 250px
caption = German poster
director =Angelina Maccarone
producer =
writer =Angelina Maccarone
Judith Kaufmann
narrator =
starring =Jasmin Tabatabai
Anneke Kim SarnauNavíd Akhavan
music =
cinematography = Judith Kaufmann
editing =
distributor =
released = flagicon|Germany 24 September 2005 (Hamburg Film Festival)
flagicon|USA 18 November 2005 (cinema release)
runtime = 97 min
country =Germany ,Austria
language = German, Persian
budget =
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website = http://www.ventura-film.de/fh/inhalt.htm
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imdb_id = 0428672"Fremde Haut" (2005) is a German film released 20 October 2005. It was directed by
Angelina Maccarone and starsJasmin Tabatabai , Anneke Kim Sarnau, andNavíd Akhavan . Its English title is "Unveiled".Background
Writers Maccarone and Judith Kaufmann conceived the idea for the film in 1998. In 2002, Maccarone sent a copy of the script to actress Tabatabai, who reviewed it. As an Iranian, Tabatabai worked with Maccarone and Kaufmann to rewrite the story to be more realistic. For example, the main character became "more subtle, not as outspoken."cite news
last =Swartz
first =Shauna
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title =Interview with Unveiled Director Angelina Maccarone
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publisher =AfterEllen.com
date =2005-11-17
url =http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/Movies/2005/11/unveiled.html
accessdate = 2007-06-10 ]Plot summary
The film tells the story of Fariba Tabrizi, played by
Jasmin Tabatabai , who leaves Iran as a refugee after her romantic relationship with another woman, which is illegal in Iran, is found out. In the refugee detention centre at theFrankfurt Airport , her application for asylum is rejected. To gain asylum in Germany, she must take on the identity of a fellow asylum-seeker, who has just committed suicide. Passing as Siamak Mustafai, a male, Fariba develops a relationship with a female coworker.Title
The original German title translates as "stranger's skin." Maccarone said,
The English title, "Unveiled", was conceived by the U.S. distributor of the film.
Cast
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Jasmin Tabatabai , as Fariba Tabrizi
*Anneke Kim Sarnau, as Anne
*Navíd Akhavan , as Siamak Mustafai
*Georg Friedrich, as BurkhardtAwards
In 2006, Jasmin Tabatabai was nominated for the German Film Award as Best Actress.
*Hessian Film Award 2005
*Seattle Film Festival 2005: "Best Narrative Feature"
*Image Nation Film Festival Montreal 2005: "Great Jury Prize"
*Cyprus International Film Festival 2006: Best Actress in a Feature Film (Jasmin Tabatabai), Best Director (Angelina Maccarone), Best Film (Golden Aphrodite Award)
ee also
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LGBT rights in Iran External links
*imdb title|id=0428672|title=Fremde Haut
* [http://jasmin-tabatabai.com/english/film_fremde_haut.htm Fremde Haut] at jasmin-tabatabai.comPictures
* [http://jasmin-tabatabai.com/english/bilder_film_fremde_haut.htm Film stills]
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