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The Sheik and I.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Documentary-style films.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 min.)
- Distribution:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY Factory 25 2012
- Summary:
- 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
- Credits:
- Caveh Zahedi, director
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen
- OCLC:
- 985046246
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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