The Infidel
2010 · 105 min · Director: Josh Appignanesi
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Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his pretty wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who 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 Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out 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 the help of his neighbor, Leonard Goldberg, tries to understand the Jews, their religion and even locates his birth-father, who is on his death-bed 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 of his letter to the media about 'moderate Muslims'. But on the day of the meeting with Arshad and Uzma - Mahmud will find his life drastically changed when the Police will attend to arrest him, and he will be forced to publicly proclaim that he is Jewish - a move that will not only alienate him from his family but both the Jewish and Muslim communities.
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The Infidel (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Confusion25%
- Empathy20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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- Humor
- Empathy
- Sadness
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Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 43 % | 43 % | 10 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 51 % | 48 % | 18 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 54 % | 46 % | 31 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 54 % | 50 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 56 % | 55 % | 29 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 57 % | 50 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 59 % | 48 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 64 % | 61 % | 24 % | 10 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Humor | 66 % | 65 % | 29 % | 10 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Humor | 65 % | 64 % | 34 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 33 % | 11 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 65 % | 44 % | 36 % | 18 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 74 % | 33 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 77 % | 25 % | 68 % | 60 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 73 % | 23 % | 68 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 66 % | 32 % | 60 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Humor | 71 % | 54 % | 55 % | 19 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Relief | 75 % | 64 % | 45 % | 9 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Relief | 70 % | 60 % | 37 % | 5 % |
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Cast
Muna
Nabi Nasir
Drummer
Delivery Guy
Uzma
Fahad
Bar Mitzvah twin Louis
Keyboard player
Bass Player
Sharif
Wasif
Details
- Directed by
- Josh Appignanesi
- Written by
- David Baddiel
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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