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 the second movie which Jim Caviezel and Stelio Savante act in together. The first was Running for Grace (2018).

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Connections

Referenced in Huckabee: Jim Caviezel (2020)

User Reviews

Best Film I've Seen This Year

I can't help but laugh at some of these user reviews that call the film low budget. I was in the industry for over ten years as a location scout. This film has at least 40 to 50 locations. That's not cheap. It was obviously filmed in Jordan. Their currency is stronger than the US's. They used hotels, airports, helicopters, etc and had a ton of international actors and actresses. So my estimate is around $15million and that's not low budget.

Now onto the film. I'll keep it short and sweet. It's my favorite film of the year. I was on the edge of my seat from the first scene. There was nothing obvious about it. I adored the cast, specifically the top billed cast (Caviezel, Karvan, Ozsan, Savante), I thought the writing was very smart, and I loved the way it was shot. 10/10 from me.

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