The Infidel

"A Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions"

2010 1h 45m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 133

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Synopsis

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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.

“A Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions”

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Cast

Omid Djalili
Mahmud Nasir
Richard Schiff
Lenny Goldberg
Archie Panjabi
Saamiya Nasir
Igal Naor
Arshad El-Masri
Stewart Scudamore
Tariq
Mina Anwar
Muna
James Floyd
Gary Page
Leah Fatania
Nabi Nasir

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josh Appignanesi
Writers: David Baddiel
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Josh Appignanesi, shot by Natasha Braier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Erran Baron Cohen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Gaster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Omid Djalili and Richard Schiff and Archie Panjabi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1424003 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Josh Appignanesi directs. Natasha Braier behind the camera. Erran Baron Cohen scores. Kim Gaster cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Josh Appignanesi, shot by Natasha Braier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Erran Baron Cohen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Gaster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Omid Djalili and Richard Schiff and Archie Panjabi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions".
7IMDB entry: tt1424003 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.