Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Caveh Zahedi
- Release Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary, Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (7 votes)
Top Cast
Caveh Zahedi
Self
Beckett Zahedi
Self
ZuZu Snyder
Self
Amanda Field
Self
Colin Nusbaum
Self
Michael Patten
Self
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