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61% Critic Match
The Infidel
“A Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions”
6.1 / 10• 2010• 1h 45m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.
Cast & Crew
Omid Djalili
Mahmud Nasir
Lead
Richard Schiff
Lenny Goldberg
Archie Panjabi
Saamiya Nasir
Igal Naor
Arshad El-Masri
Stewart Scudamore
Tariq
Mina Anwar
Muna
James Floyd
Gary Page
LF
Leah Fatania
Nabi Nasir
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josh Appignanesi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Infidel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
