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The Sheik and I
“Lights! Camera! Fatwa!”
5.6 / 10• 2012• 1h 43m•NR• English
DocumentaryComedy
Storyline
When an American filmmaker is commissioned to make a film for a Middle East Biennial on the theme of 'art as a subversive act,' his film is banned for blasphemy, he is asked to destroy every copy, and threatened with arrest.
Cast & Crew
Caveh Zahedi
Self
LeadBZ
Beckett Zahedi
Self
ZS
ZuZu Snyder
Self
AF
Amanda Field
Self
CN
Colin Nusbaum
Self
Michael Patten
Self
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Caveh Zahedi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sheik and I is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
