''Three Veils'' is a 2011 film written and directed by Rolla Selbak and starring

Sheetal Sheth Sheetal Sheth (born June 24, 1976 ) is an American actress, author, producer, and activist. She starred opposite Albert Brooks in his film ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''. She debuted to rave reviews in the films ''ABCD'' and '' Ame ...

, Angela Zahra and Mercedes Masöhn. The film is notable for featuring a lesbian character. Selbak herself is a lesbian. It has won several awards.

Plot summary

''Three Veils'' is about three young Middle-Eastern women living in the U.S, each with their own personal story. Leila (Mercedes Masöhn) is engaged to be married, however as the wedding night approaches, she becomes less and less sure. Amira (Angela Zahra) is a devout Muslim, but is dealing with her deep repressed lesbian feelings. Nikki (Sheetal Sheth) is acting out her promiscuity as she battles her own demons after a tragic death in the family. As the film progresses, all three stories unfold and blend into each other as connections are revealed between the three women.

Cast

as Nikki *Angela Zahra as Amira * Mercedes Masöhn as Leila *

Madeleine Tabar Madeleine Tabar ( ar, مادلين طبر) is a Lebanese actress. She appeared in '' Road to Eilat'' (1994). Biography Tabar was born in Beirut on 26 February 1958. She studied Public Relations and Advertising at the Lebanese University. She beg ...

as Samira *

Erick Avari Erick Avari (born Nariman Nariman Erach Avari; 13 April 1952) is an Indian-American actor whose roles in science-fiction and action productions include ''Stargate'' (1994), '' Independence Day'' (1996), and ''The Mummy'' (1999). Early life E ...

as Mr. Qasim *

Garen Boyajian Garen Boyajian ( hy, Կարեն Բոյաջյան born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian actor. While continuing to perform in a number of television series and feature films, in 2008 he established a production company with a collection of films in ac ...

as Jamal *Christopher Maleki as Mehdi * Sammy Sheik as Ali *Andrew J. Ferranti as Hafiz *Silvi Sebastian as Aunt Fatima *Desmond Faison as Wes *Andria Carpenter as Little Nikki *Lexi Greene as Little Amira *Chelsea Gray as Shoshana *

Anne Bedian Anne Bedian or Anne Nahabedian ( hy, Աննա Նահապետյան; born March 15, 1972) is an Armenian-Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Maria on '' Delta State'', Dr. Nazir on '' The Taking of Deborah Logan'' and Shara on ''Curb Y ...

as Farridah

References

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