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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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Infidel
"Prisoner. Believer. Fighter."
2019 1h 47m EN
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5.6
MID
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5.6
IMDB
★5.6TMDB · 91★5.6IMDB · 4,076
ActionThriller
Synopsis
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An American is kidnapped while attending a conference in Cairo and ends up in prison in Iran on spying charges. His wife goes to Iran, determined to get him out.
“Prisoner. Believer. Fighter.”
Cast
Jim Caviezel
Doug Rawlins
Claudia Karvan
Liz Rawlins
Hal Ozsan
Ramzi
Aly Kassem
Javid
Stelio Savante
Pierre Barthes
Bijan Daneshmand
Dr. Hossein Tehrani
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cyrus Nowrasteh
- Writers
- Cyrus Nowrasteh
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, shot by Joel Ransom. 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 Natalie Holt. 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 Paul Seydor 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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Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan and Hal Ozsan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Prisoner. Believer. Fighter.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt11229780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Cyrus Nowrasteh directs. Joel Ransom behind the camera. Natalie Holt scores. Paul Seydor cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, shot by Joel Ransom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Natalie Holt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Paul Seydor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan and Hal Ozsan carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Prisoner. Believer. Fighter.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt11229780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Joel Ransom
- Original score
- Natalie Holt
- Editing
- Paul Seydor
- Production design
- Marek Dobrowolski
- Costume design
- Hamada Salah
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Infidel (2019)
- IMDB rating
- 5.6/10 · 4,076 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $4,051,990
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CL
Cloudburst Entertainment
US
- D'
D'Souza Media
US
Key crew
- EditorPaul Seydor
- Executive ProducerDinesh D'Souza
- Casting DirectorTannis Vallely
- Casting DirectorElizabeth Barnes
- Production DesignMarek Dobrowolski
- Executive ProducerDebbie D'Souza
- Co-ProducerAaron Brubaker
- ProducerCyrus Nowrasteh
- Costume DesignHamada Salah
- Production CoordinatorJ.J. Schindler
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- terrorism
- political thriller
- iranian regime
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2019-11-08R
- Theatrical2020-09-18R
