The Sheik and I
The Sheik and I

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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. Zahe... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Sheik and I:

Caveh Zahedi
Beckett Zahedi
Amanda Field
Colin Nusbaum
Michael Patten

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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.

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Seattle Times - 9/10 by John HartlAs a documentary about East-West tensions and freedom of speech during the Arab Spring, it's frequently fascinating.
Village Voice - 7/10 by Sherilyn ConnellyThe Sheik and I is funny and visually inventive, which leavens its often bleak vision of the state of freedom in the some parts of the world.
The New York Times - 6/10 by Jeannette CatsoulisPoking the bear of repression has consequences beyond Mr. Zahedi's immediate artistic goals, as this layered, intermittently fascinating documentary makes abundantly clear.
The Hollywood Reporter - 4/10 by Frank ScheckThis meta-theatrical attempt at creating a comically subversive film is far too self-indulgent to provide insight into its important themes.
Slant Magazine - 3/10 by Chuck BowenThe 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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