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The Sheik and I

Lights! Camera! Fatwa!

Genres

Documentary

Overview

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.

Details

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

103 min

Release Date

2012-12-07

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

7

Vote Average

5.6

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Caveh Zahedi

Self

Beckett Zahedi

Self

ZuZu Snyder

Self

Amanda Field

Self

Colin Nusbaum

Self

Michael Patten

Self

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