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The Infidel

The Infidel

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 18, 2010

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

61%

Original Title

The Infidel

Production Companies

The Salt Company International, Slingshot Productions, Ombadsman

Director

Josh Appignanesi

Description

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.