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The Sheik and I

The Sheik and I

★ 5.6/10•2012•1h 43m•NR•Documentary•Comedy

Lights! Camera! Fatwa!

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.

Caveh Zahedi · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 7, 2012

Actors

Caveh Zahedi

Caveh Zahedi

Self

Beckett Zahedi

Self

ZuZu Snyder

Self

Amanda Field

Self

Colin Nusbaum

Self

Michael Patten

Michael Patten

Self

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