The Sheik and I (2012)
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80% of critics liked it
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67% of users liked it
(44 ratings)
Commissioned by a Middle Eastern Biennial to make a film on the theme of "art as a subversive act," independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (I AM A SEX ADDICT) goes overboard. Told that he can do whatever he wants except make fun of the Sheik, who rules the country and finances the Biennial,… More Commissioned by a Middle Eastern Biennial to make a film on the theme of "art as a subversive act," independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (I AM A SEX ADDICT) goes overboard. Told that he can do whatever he wants except make fun of the Sheik, who rules the country and finances the Biennial, Zahedi decides to do just that. He turns his camera on the Biennial itself and gleefully presses every culturally sensitive button he can find. But his court jester antics fails to amuse. Zahedi's film is banned for blasphemy and he is threatened with a fatwa.(c) Factory25
- Directed By
- Caveh Zahedi
- Written By
- Caveh Zahedi
- Genres
- Documentary, Art House & International, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 7, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Factory25
Critic Reviews
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
[A] layered, intermittently fascinating documentary ...
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Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice
[A] lively, challenging documentary ...
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John Hartl, Seattle Times
As a documentary about East-West tensions and freedom of speech during the Arab Spring, it's frequently fascinating.
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Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine
The film is ultimately more concerned with Caveh Zahedi's attempts to pursue a variety of dull passing fancies than with any larger agenda.
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Christopher Campbell, Movies.com
If the whole thing is a well-constructed machine that's eating itself the entire time, it's still so full of truth that I'm not surprised so many viewers had problems with it.
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