The Infidel

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The Infidel

2010

1h 44m

Comedy

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After the death of his mother, a Muslim (Omid Djalili) learns that he is Jewish and an adoptee.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

The Infidel just doesn't cut it as a drama, a comedy, a satire or anything bar a rather dull cartoonish farce.

Aug 30, 2018

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Tthis thing plays like a cheeky Brit-com blown up to feature length, with a thin coat rack of plot to hang the ethnic humour on, and a wish to offend without being offensive.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 20, 2010

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

An admirably cagey effort to mine humor from the thorny cultural and racial divide that is Muslim-Jewish relations.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 24, 2010

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Sahar Beyad

emel

I think it was rather brave of Baddiel to go down the route of exploring religious stereotypes, and using mockery rather than satire.

Jul 21, 2021

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Stuart McGurk

NME (New Musical Express)

It looks like corporate information video shot in a day with a loo roll, some cling film, and recorded onto tracing paper. Repent, my son. Repent.

Rated: 1/10

May 19, 2021

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

It's just such a crying shame that after a promising initial burst of energy, The Infidel runs out of steam as it heads mind numbingly into we-are-all-the-same-underneath territory.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 5, 2018

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Khalid B

I thought that this film was hilariously funny and hit the nail on the head regarding prejudice and human stupidity. Very funny and definitely worth a watch. It had humour and drama in equal measure and was so cleverly written by David Baddiel. The acting by Djalili was spot on!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Francine P

Well meaning and genuinely funny comedy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/24/23

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steve d

It takes a while to get going, but it is often funny and entertaining even if it is rediculous.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Brilliant movie. Caviezel is stunning and the story is an important and inspirational one. See it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

A hilarious film with a great story and cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Not the goofy slapstick comedy that tends to be squeezed out when they jump on a rising comedian's bandwagon. Applies decent self-deprecating humour with sincere conflict of identity and exploration of the Muslim and Jewish faith. Ending is a bit too ridiculous for feasibility and the comedy is not quite laugh out loud quality but the majority of material amongst the anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic humour suffices. A less funny 'East is East' would be the best comparison.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

After the death of his mother, a Muslim (Omid Djalili) learns that he is Jewish and an adoptee.

Director: Josh Appignanesi
Screenwriter: David Baddiel
Production Co: MetFilm Production, Slingshot Productions, The Salt Company International, Ombadsman
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2011
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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