The Sheik and I

The Sheik and I (2012)

December 7th, 20121h 43min

Documentary, Comedy
56%

Overview

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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