Infidel, The
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Comedy
104 min
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16 L
A comedy of ethnic proportions. Meet Mahmud Nasir — loving husband, doting father and something of a “relaxed” Muslim.
Does the “F” word occasionally pass his lips? It’s hardly worth mentioning. Does he say his prayers five times a day? Of course! Well, usually. Does he fast every day of Ramadan? Who’s counting anyway?
He may not be the most observant, but, in his heart he is as Muslim as it gets. Then, after his mother’s death, a discovery turns Mahmud’s world upside down. He finds his birth certificate, which reveals that not only was he adopted at birth, but his parents are Jewish, and his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz!
As Mahmud tumbles headlong into a full-scale identity crisis, the only person he can turn to is Lenny, a drunken Jewish cabbie who agrees to give him lessons in Jewishness, which start with how to dance like Topol.
Oy vey.
Cast
Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Archie Panjabi, Igal Naor, Amit Shah
Directed by
Josh Appignanesi
Music
Erran Baron Cohen