Unveiled

Unveiled is a German Film which I also saw on my own that follows the plight of a young Iranian woman's illegal immigration into Germany due to her relationship with another woman. In Germany she dresses and passes for a man and befriends another woman in her factory. The two form a relationship under the premises that Faribi is a man, yet the eventual revelation only garners compassion from Anne, and the two stay together as they fight to keep Faribi in Germany as a political refugee, which was not allowed due to sexual preference. This film is mostly of political importance, yet is beautifully shot as the camera becomes just as secretive as Faribi needs to be when she is in hiding, as if it too were defensive and hiding its true identity, with short frames, quick spans and dark lighting situations. It gave an interesting contrast to many of the other German films that I have viewed in this class so far. It is indeed from an "other" perspective, but maintains many of the trademarks of German film such as interest in perspective, and focus on the "other" characters within films.