Just Like a Woman Page #5

Synopsis: Mona (Golshifteh Farahani), 26, an immigrant from North Africa, runs her in-laws' mini market in Chicago. She's married to Mourad, a man who can't stand up to his authoritarian mother. Mona is harassed by her mother-in-law because after five years of marriage, she hasn't been able to get pregnant, something that's considered a shame and a taboo in her culture. Marilyn (Sienna Miller), 29, is a receptionist at a computer repair company. Her marriage with Harvey is on the ropes. The only thing in her life that makes her happy is her belly dance class, a passion shared by Mona. Dancing at family gatherings lifts her spirits up and makes her forget the misery of her daily life. Marilyn shops at Mona's mini-market. They've become friends. One morning, Mona's mother-in-law is found dead in her bed. Mona realizes that she mixed the wrong dose while preparing her medicine. Realizing that she might be accused of murder, Mona runs away and flees Chicago by bus. Marilyn loses her job because of t
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Rachid Bouchareb
Production: Cohen Media Group
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
7%
R
Year:
2012
87 min
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this newspaper?

What the f*** is

wrong with you?

Well, you see I like to look

at them guys eyes.

The all got...

different eyes.

You're f***ed up.

We're all different.

(crowd chanting "more")

Mona.

(man)

Okay, ladies, back on!

On stage!

Come, come, let's go.

I didn't

want to kill her.

It was an accident, I mean,

the pills got mixed up.

How am I supposed

to know it was dangerous.

And you weren't planning

on telling me?

I was.

When?

When, Mona?

After we get arrested?

Marilyn, Marilyn,

wait!

You gotta

go to the cops.

You gotta tell 'em

what happened.

They won't believe me.

I mean, you don't

believe me.

I'm... so scared.

I'm... so scared

to go to jail.

I don't want to spend

the rest of my life in jail.

You think I wanna spend

the rest of my life in jail?

You think I'm not

involved now?

You think this isn't

the getaway car, Mona?

We're talkin' about

a murder.

I got enough

f***in' problems.

Sh*t.

You're sympathetic

to her

because she was

forced to marry that guy.

Yes.

Taken from her family

and humiliated because she can't

bear him children, I get that.

But you seem

to think I'm out to get her.

I think you are out

to get her.

What if it was

an accident?

Well, then why

is she running away?

Look, I just wanna enforce

the law. Enforce law, I know.

15 years ago

you got a divorce.

You left your country.

'Cause of the laws

of this country

you were able

to start a new life...

And that is sacred

to me.

And I get that.

I just also think

that you're out to get her.

(woman) George? Yep.

This gentlemen here wants

to report his wife is missing.

Thank you... come on in.

Uh, I'm sorry,

we don't have any, uh,

here, have a seat, please.

Is this your wife?

Yeah, like she said.

How... how long ago

did she go missing?

She... went to work two days ago

and she hasn't been back since.

Oh, and what's

her name?

Marilyn.

Yeah, Marilyn what?

O'Connor.

Did you guys get

into a fight?

No more than usual.

Do you know what

you're gonna do?

30 bucks.

Is there a bus

that goes through here?

In two hours

heading south.

(car door shuts)

Hey.

It's what you made

last night, $160.

No one's gonna look for you

on an Indian reservation.

(car starts)

(cell phone ringing)

Marilyn, it's Harvey.

I'm listening.

Where the hell are you?

Jesus Christ, I'm calling

and calling and calling.

I'm freakin' out.

I saw you

with her.

I loved you,

I trusted you.

In our bed Harvey?

I f***ed up, I f***ed up,

okay, it was...

It was stupid,

it was a one-time thing.

It won't happen again.

I'm sorry, okay?

You hurt me.

You don't

respect me.

I can't do this any more,

it's over.

We never did

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