The English Sheik and the Yemeni Gentleman

January. 01,2000      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

British-born filmmaker Bader Ben Hirsi, whose parents fled Yemen in the 1960s in the midst of a political revolution, tours his ancestral homeland with the help of one of the country's most eccentric immigrants -- an Englishman who's been living as a Yemeni in the ancient city of Sana'a for 16 years. Their journey is captured on camera by award-winning cinematographer Koutaiba Aljanabi (Jiyan).

Reviews

Claysaba
2000/01/01

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Cleveronix
2000/01/02

A different way of telling a story

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FuzzyTagz
2000/01/03

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

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Abbigail Bush
2000/01/04

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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