United States / Mar 09, 2012 / South by Southwest Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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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Genres
DocumentaryComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Sheik and I |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Arab Emirates, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Reinventing the Wheel |
| Official site | thesheikandi.com |
| Release date | 7 dicembre 2012 |
| Production | Caveh Zahedi |
| Editing | Caveh Zahedi, Colin Nusbaum |
| Cinematography | Colin Nusbaum, Michael Patten |
| Assistant directors | Caveh Zahedi |
| Camera operators | Colin Nusbaum, Michael Patten |
| Additional photography | Colin Nusbaum, Michael Patten |
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| Visual effects | Sascha Ciezata |
| Music | Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Sammy Miller, Michael Patten |
| Sound | Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Sammy Miller, Michael Patten |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Oct 12, 2012 / 18 / Warsaw Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Dec 07, 2012
Digital
United States / Dec 07, 2012 / NR
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