The Infidel
A comedy of ethnic proportions
a timely and irreverent ‘comedy of ethnic proportions’ about a salt-of-the-earth muslim london cab driver who discovers he’s adopted and jewish.
the infidel stars omid djalili as mahmud, with richard schiff (the west wing’s ‘toby’) as lenny. djalili is a familiar face from big budget hollywood fare including the mummy and gladiator. he performs stand-up worldwide including all across the middle east, and his bbc comedy series the omid djalili show has just started its second season.
writer david baddiel: “i think that people are terrified about race and religion, especially issues surrounding muslims and jews, and when people are terrified, what they really should do is laugh. i love omid djalili and his big funny face. i’m hoping that people recognise that underneath the comedy, the message of the film is one of mutual tolerance: if not, i’m hoping to find a new identity.”
