The Infidel (2010)

  • NR
  • 05/01/2010 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 45m

A Comedy Of Ethnic Proportions

Overview

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.

Josh Appignanesi

Director

David Baddiel

Writer

Cast

Omid Djalili's headshot

Omid Djalili

Mahmud Nasir
Richard Schiff's headshot

Richard Schiff

Lenny Goldberg
Archie Panjabi's headshot

Archie Panjabi

Saamiya Nasir
Igal Naor's headshot

Igal Naor

Arshad El-Masri
Stewart Scudamore's headshot

Stewart Scudamore

Tariq
Mina Anwar's headshot

Mina Anwar

Muna
James Floyd's headshot

James Floyd

Gary Page
Leah Fatania's headshot

Leah Fatania

Nabi Nasir

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