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The Infidel ()


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An identity crisis comedy centred on Mahmud Nasir, successful business owner, and salt of the earth East End Muslim who discovers that he's adopted - and Jewish.

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Arshad El-Masri
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Tariq
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Mahmud Nasir
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Gary Page (as James Floyd)
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Saamiya Nasir
Leah Fatania ...
Nabi Nasir
Stuart Antony ...
Drummer
Scott Walters ...
Delivery Guy
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Muna
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Rashid Nasir
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Uzma
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Fahad (as Ravin Ganatra)
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Bar Mitzvah Twin Louis
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Bar Mitzah Twin Sammi
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Lenny Goldberg
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Mrs. Keyes
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Security Guard (as Karl Wilson)
Niraj Naik ...
Keyboard Player
Madison Cole ...
Bass Player
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Sharif
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Wasif
Rod Silvers ...
Rahman
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Zadie
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Rabbi
David Hawker ...
Zimmerframe Man (as Captain David Hawker)
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Russian Dancer on TV
Ricky Sekhon ...
Hazeem
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Monty
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Monty's friend
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Julie
Joanna Brookes ...
Denise
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Kashmina
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Policeman #1
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Policeman #2
Ben Turner ...
News Cameraman
Syreeta Kumar ...
Yasmin Aktar
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David Baddiel (uncredited)
Stanley Blum ...
Gentleman in the Old House (uncredited)
Ray Donn ...
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Sian Doughty ...
Demonstrator (uncredited)
Elizabeth Goram-Smith ...
Teenager at Bar Mitzvah (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eman Kazemi ...
Handyman (uncredited)
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Nasir Lookalike (uncredited)
Gayna Petit-Gittos ...
Muslim Protester (uncredited)
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Protestor (uncredited)
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Muslim Protester (uncredited)
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Muslim Cleric (uncredited)
Mick Slaney ...
Chair Carrier (uncredited)
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Protester (uncredited)
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Security Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Wright ...
Wright Stuff Presenter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Josh Appignanesi

Written by

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David Baddiel ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jeremy Amias ... associate producer
Cavan Ash ... executive producer
David Baddiel ... producer
Arvind Ethan David ... producer
Omid Djalili ... executive producer
Uzma Hasan ... producer
Cindy Irving ... line producer
Stewart Le Marechal ... producer
Yoni Magid ... associate producer
Luke Montagu ... executive producer: Met Film (as Luke T. Montagu)
Shahin Sobhani ... associate producer

Music by

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Erran Baron Cohen ... (original music by)

Cinematography by

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Natasha Braier ... director of photography

Editing by

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Kim Gaster

Editorial Department

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Mike Andrews ... digital intermediate technician: Molinare
Len Brown ... film consultant: Molinare
David Chapman ... assistant on-line editor: Met Film Post
Andrew Dearnley ... digital intermediate post-production manager: Molinare
Anya Dillon ... first assistant editor
Tim Drewett ... digital intermediate technician: Molinare
Patrick Fischer ... post-production consultant: Met Film Post
Matt James ... digital intermediate film supervisor: Molinare
Anetta Jones ... production assistant: Met Film Post
Nicola Jones ... post-production coordinator: Met Film Post
Justin Lanchbury ... digital intermediate film consultant: Molinare
Caroline McNally ... post production assistant: Met Film Post
Emma McQuillen ... post-production technical assistant: Met Film Post
Russell Stopford ... post-production executive: Met Film Post
Tony Sebastian Ukpo ... second assistant editor (as Tony Upko)
Andrew Walton ... first assistant editor
Matthew Troughton ... digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)

Casting By

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Julie Harkin

Production Design by

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Erik Rehl

Art Direction by

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Jamie MacWilliam

Set Decoration by

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Martina O'Loughlin

Costume Design by

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Marianne Agertoft

Makeup Department

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Sarita Allison ... hair designer / makeup designer
Emslie Mills ... makeup trainee
Gemma Richardson ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Farzana Saiyed ... hair stylist trainee / makeup trainee

Production Management

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Helen de Winter ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Shea Bradley ... second assistant director
Henry Forsyth ... second assistant director
Joe Hornsey ... third assistant director
Ina Lüders ... first assistant director
Alejandro Sesma ... second second assistant director (as Alex Sesma)

Art Department

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Guy Bevitt ... stand-by art director
Judith Fischer ... stand-by props
Ayshea Halliwell ... art department runner
Quentin Johns ... property master
Warren Lever ... construction manager (as Warren Lecer)
Steph Odu ... set dresser
David Pearce ... scenic painter
Noam Piper ... props assistant

Sound Department

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Matt Atkinson ... boom operator
Anna Bertmark ... sound effects editor: Zound
Adam Daniel ... sound re-recording mixer: Point 1 Post
Graham Daniel ... sound re-recording mixer: Point 1 Post
Gareth Rhys Jones ... foley artist: Zound (as Gareth Jones)
Serkan Koseoglu ... foley recordist: Zound
Andrea Kurpjel ... sound facility manager
Srdjan Kurpjel ... sound re-recording mixer: Zound / supervising dialogue editor: Zound
Dash Mason-Malik ... trainee sound technician
Joakim Sundström ... supervising sound editor
Danton Tanimura ... sound effects editor: Zound
Burak Topalakci ... sound re-recording mixer: Zound
Sacha Walker ... dialogue editor / sound effects editor
Mario Mooney ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Keith Silva ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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John Schoonraad ... hook hand prosthesis: 'Abu Hamza' character

Visual Effects by

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Martin Chamney ... digital artist: Nvizible
Paddy Eason ... visual effects supervisor: Nvizible
Elysia Greening ... digital artist: Nvizible
Dean Koonjul ... compositor: Nvizible
Hugh Macdonald ... digital artist: Nvizible
Natalie MacDonald ... digital artist: Nvizible
Matthew W.B. Plummer ... digital artist: Nvizible
Sally Spencer ... visual effects producer: Nvizible

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joe Allen ... additional electrician
David Bird ... camera trainee
Ian Coffey ... focus puller
Philip Coleman ... grip
Guille Garcia ... steadicam operator
Guillermo Garcia ... steadicam operator
Eloi Molí ... clapper loader: "b" camera (as Eloi Sánchez) / focus puller: "b" camera (as Eloi Sánchez)
Matt Nettheim ... still photographer
Robert Pirouet ... camera operator: second unit
James Redfern ... electrician
Drew Slater ... best boy
Mitch Spooner ... gaffer
Ben Turner ... additional camera operator
Angelika Padberg ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Solomon Artistes ... extras casting
Emily Bray ... crowd casting assistant
Naila Mughal ... extras casting
Kevin Riddle ... casting associate
Brek Taylor ... crowd casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Francesca Ackerson ... costume trainee
Kirsty Allen ... costume trainee
Nicky Barron ... costume supervisor
Katarina Borosová ... assistant costume designer (as Katarina Borosova)
Kat Cappellazzi ... costume assistant (as Katarina Cappellazzi)
Rebecca McManus ... key costumer
Anna Sandler ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Lynsey Cosford ... assistant location manager
Karen Smith ... location manager
Jeremy Stern ... location scout

Music Department

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Erran Baron Cohen ... musician: piano/hammond organ/vocals
Christoph Bauschinger ... music mixer
Matt Biffa ... music supervisor
Yoyo Buys ... musician: electric bass/double bass
Stewart Curtis ... musician: clarinet
Chris Garrick ... musician: violin
Stephen Hussey ... parts preparation
Dave Ital ... musician: guitar
Igor Outkine ... musician: accordion
Yoyo Buys ... electric/double bass (uncredited)
Dave Ital ... guitar (uncredited)
Philip Pope ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Shazia Mirza ... script consultant
Leigh Nicol ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Graham Kelly ... action vehicle coordinator
A. Lee Morris ... driver: camera truck (as Lee Morris)
David Nemar ... precision driver
Tiziano Niero ... driver
Gemma Pratt ... driver
Scott Walters ... facilities foreman
Ian Clarke ... picture vehicle technician (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Deborah Anderson ... production accountant
Vic Bankole ... security: AR Locations
Robert Bevan ... director: Salt Company
Nik Bower ... commercial manager: Ingenious Films
Gavin Charlton ... chef
Ian Clark ... technical stand by
Danny de Warren ... assistant
Jake Edmonds ... health and safety advisor
Stephen Fuss ... commercial manager: Ingenious Films
Nicole Gregory ... unit publicist
Samantha Horley ... international sales / managing director: Salt Company
Jacob Swan Hyam ... set production assistant
Ellen Jones ... assistant: Arvind David
Jane Karen ... voice and dialect coach
James Kay ... legal services: Slingshot Studios, Olswangs
Sheerin Khosrowshahi-Miandoab ... trainee set production assistant
Jen Lambert ... unit nurse (as Jennifer Lambert)
Paul Ledington ... production accountant
Mikko Luukkanen ... assistant production accountant
Paul Manwaring ... production coordinator
Cyril Megret ... director: Salt Company
Christos Michaels ... legal services: Solly Film, Lee Thompson
Carley Morrell ... head of operations: Revolver
Tiziano Niero ... set production assistant
James Norrie ... head of international sales: Salt Company
Nick Owers ... legal services: Slingshot Studios, Olswangs
Rhi Patel ... head of public relations: Revolver
Howard Payne ... unit nurse
Jonny Persey ... managing director: Met Film
Robert Pirouet ... epk director (as Rob Piouret)
Gemma Pratt ... set production assistant
Alice Russell ... diary manager: Mr. Baddiel
Harriet Sams ... producers asssistant
Nick Savva ... head of business affairs: Revolver
David Shear ... head of theatrical distribution: Revolver
Gemma Spector ... head of marketing: Revolver
Helen Swanwick-Thorpe ... assistant production coordinator
Alex Tanner ... epk producer
Stuart Thompson ... financial controller
Ssik Tingz ... body popping muna double
Dmitri Vigneswaren ... assistant: Mr Baddiel and Mr Djalili
Lesley Wise ... legal and business affairs: Ingenious Films
Andrew Woodyatt ... marketing
Ato Yankey ... set runner

Thanks

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Devorah Baum ... special thanks
Georgina Bednar ... special thanks
Philip Pope ... special thanks
David G. Wilson ... special thanks
Kirsty Yates ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Mahmud Nasir lives in a London suburb with his pretty wife Saamiya and their two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the stepdaughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud is not exactly a devout Muslim: he drinks alcohol and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter, while going over his recently deceased-mother's documents, Mahmud discovers that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz. He conceals this information from his family, and with help from his neighbor Leonard Goldberg, tries to understand the Jews and their religion. He even locates his birth father, who is on his deathbed in a nursing home. Mahmud does not know that Arshad has been checking into his background, has videotaped him setting fire to a Jewish cap during a protest, and has already approved of him, despite his letter to the media about 'moderate Muslims'. But on the day of the meeting with Arshad and Uzma, - Mahmud finds his life drastically changed when the Police will attend to arrest him, and he is forced to publicly proclaim that he is Jewish--a move that will not only alienate him from his family but also from both the Jewish and Muslim communities. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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Taglines Is It a Muslim? Is It a Jew? No! It's... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Alles koscher! (Germany)
  • El Infiel (Spain)
  • Невірний (Ukraine)
  • Неверный (Russia)
  • Ni de Aquí, Ni de Alá (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP135,448, 11 Apr 2010
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $4,500,000, 07 Feb 2012

Did You Know?

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Trivia (Cameo) David Baddiel: The movie's writer can be seen on the TV show The Wright Stuff (2000), which Mahmud watches. See more »
Goofs After Mahmud sees that Lenny has parked his taxi cab on his parking cones, he begins to walk over to Lenny's house to confront him about it. On the way, he walks past a car and the camera crew is reflected in its side. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode dated 6 April 2010 (2010). See more »
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Quotes [Mahmud tells Lenny his real name]
Lenny Goldberg: Solly Shimshillewitz? Why didn't they just call you "Jewe-jew-jew-jew-jew" and be done with it?
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