The Sheik and I
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.
At a glance
Countries
United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
5.6/10
7 votes
Rating consensus
56/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~56/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Caveh Zahedi
Self
Beckett Zahedi
Self
ZuZu Snyder
Self
Amanda Field
Self
Colin Nusbaum
Self
Michael Patten
Self
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The Sheik and I (2012)
Caveh Zahedi
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