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The Sheik and I
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The Sheik and I

2012-12-07 · 103 min · ★ 5.6

Documentary · Comedy

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.

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Directors
Caveh Zahedi
Production companies
Reinventing the Wheel
Countries
United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Caveh ZahediCaveh ZahediSelf
Beckett ZahediSelf
ZuZu SnyderSelf
Amanda FieldSelf
Colin NusbaumSelf
Michael PattenMichael PattenSelf

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