Infidel (2019)

An American man, played by Jim Caviezel, is kidnapped after a friend invites him to Cairo to speak out about recent militant uprisings. His wife heads to the city after hearing the news, determined to get him back.

Director:

Cyrus Nowrasteh

Writer:

Cyrus Nowrasteh

Stars:

Jim Caviezel, Claudia Karvan, Hal Ozsan

Cast

Credited cast:
Jim Caviezel	...	Doug Rawlins
Claudia Karvan	...	Liz Rawlins
Hal Ozsan	...	Ramzi
Stelio Savante	...	Pierre Barthes
Aly Kassem	...	Javid
Bijan Daneshmand	...	Dr. Hossein Tehrani
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Qutaiba Abdelhaq	...	Rapist
Isabelle Adriani	...	Maria Landi
Leila Arabi
J.R. Cacia	...	Sgt Knebel
Hanna Jiryis	...	Agent Ardy
Leanne Katkhuda	...	Shadya
Hamzeh Shaker Mahadin	...	Hamid
Krista Moorman	...	News reporter
Peta Sergeant	...	Sandy

Storyline

An outspoken American journalist, Jim Caviezel, is kidnapped by the Iranian regime while giving talks in Cairo, Egypt. He is then taken to the Middle East and put on trial for erroneous charges. His wife, a State Department official, tries to use her influence to get the American government involved so that they get her husband back. But she soon realizes that the American government will not get involved. So, she is forced to go to the Middle East to search for him by herself.

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Plot Keywords:

cairo | film released during covid 19 | iranian regime | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Cyrus Nowrasteh's second movie which deals with Iranian corruption and the problems within Iran.

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Connections

Referenced in Huckabee: Jim Caviezel (2020)

User Reviews

Okay International Action Thriller with Big Themes

The haters will tell you that Infidel is a poorly made, heavy handed Christian movie. It's not. It's an international action thriller movie. American man travels to foreign country and is abducted and tortured for his beliefs. His wife works for the State Department and her bosses decline to help. She steps up and tries to rescue her husband.

Infidel contains the action and suspense fans of the genre want.

Yes, Doug, the main character, is a Christian, and he is abducted and tortured by Iranians. Yes, that does happen in real life. In fact persecution of Christians goes on everyday in Muslim countries. The haters are getting their shorts in a wad, not over real life human suffering, but over the depiction of that suffering on screen.

There is no heavy handed Christian proselytizing in this movie. It's not a Bond film, but it's satisfying as a representative of the genre.

Jim Caviezel is, as ever handsome and charismatic. Claudia Karvan, as his wife is charming and lovable, as she should be. Hal Ozsan is very good as the torturer.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Infidel

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,384,296, 20 September 2020

Gross USA:

$4,051,136

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,051,136

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cloudburst Entertainment, D'Souza Media, New Path Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color