"The Infidel" an irreverent film about ethnic differences.We watched this film last night, as we were watching the previews of other films by this company, James mentioned that he hoped that the movie was better then what they were advertising.
This film will surely offend some, if not for the "f" word, but also for the subject matter. Once we got around the "f" word, we were pleasantly surprised. Since this is a British film, we also had to readjust our listening to the various accents.
Mahmud Nasir is a successful businessman, devoted husband and father, and a "relaxed" Muslim. After the death of his mother, he begins clearing out her home, when he comes upon a document that indicates that he was adopted. Going to the adoption agency leads to a most suprising, disturbing and unpleasant discovery - he is not Muslim by birth, he is JEWISH! This development leads to many comic scenes in Mahmud's path to figure out what to do with his son's upcoming wedding, his wife's suspicions that he is fooling around, and his attempts to meet his birth father, which are thwarted by a rabbi.
The comic scenes are really incredible.
Give it a shot - if the "F" word offends you then I guess you will either have to bite the bullet or forego this film.
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