The hilarious hit British comedy of the year. Written by acclaimed comedian and author David Baddiel and featuring an all-star cast including stand-up comedian Omid Djalili (Sex and The City 2) Richard Schiff (The West Wing Imagine That) and Matt Lucas (Alice in Wonderland Little Britain). Mahmud's (Djalili) life is turned upside down when a secret birth certificate kicks off a full-scale identity crisis.
This movie, from the pen of David Baddiel, is best described as an interfaith body swap buddy movie.
With moments reminiscent of the movies Big and Vice Versa we find Muslim cabbie (Omid Djalili) 'awakening' to find a new Jewish self looking back at him in the mirror. With an 'oy' and a 'vey', an incredible rubber face and a few hats, Djalili manages the interfaith transformation effortlessly - think American Werewolf in London meets Fiddler on the Roof.
Where this movie excels is the great pairing of Djalili and Richard Schiff . Schiff plays the Jewish best buddy and mentor and together they deliver some great lines and brilliant observations that will have you snorting into your popcorn. It tackles the Israeli 'elephant in the room' head-on but ultimately it doesn't aim to preach a message but simply rewards with some great laughs. Highly recommended.
Not bad, slightly infantile sometimes but undemanding humour for a night in. You won't remember it in a few months time (or even a few days time) but it does what it says on the tin.
a truly awful film - contrived stereotypical characters, more like a mid seventies sitcom than anything else. do something useful with the time you save not watching this.
Definately a very funny film. Omud Djalili gives an excellent performance.
I loved this film i felt in todays current situation this is the perfect mix of comedy and truth. Omid Djalli is hilarious and it is quite clear to me that david baddiel is infact a genius the script could not have been written any better to maximise its comic affect....5 out of 5
This movie is genuinely funny! It features funny performances from Richard Schiff, Matt Lucas & Miranda Hart, but Omid Djalili is responsible for making this movie very very funny! It provides a great 'how to' be Jewish and also gives a funny look on religious stereotypes! I recommend you watch it!
I'm in plaster so we usually stay in on a Saturday evening at the moment. Bought this for our Saturday evening viewing as TV stations are hopeless. How glad I did, what a brilliant film, it was hilarious and Omid particularly was great. Would highly recommend it, can't wait to watch it again
A few good laughs with this film. Definately worth a watch
I felt the film was hilarious. And because it was English it made it a little bit better :)
Omid Djalili gave an fantastic comic Performance. He makes a convincing typical Muslim man in Britain, who doesn't pray all the time, fast every single day of Ramadan, or always abstain from alcohol. Yet he finds a reason to form a closeness with religion after he finds out shocking and upsetting news that he was born Jewish.
Its a film about our personal identity at its core, and Omid, being neither a Muslim nor a Jew, in fact he is a Baha'i, is really able to get to grips with the script.
At times it can seem rushed and may have worked better as a TV series, but overall a very enjoyable movie.
Brilliant film a must see in my opinion
When I hear of David Baddiel I always think football and that lets me down, however I was pleasantly surprised to see that this wasnt! Great comedy in every way and fantastic credit to the actors. A mixture of Jewishism and Muslim. Comedy at its finest. Ok the storyline wasnt at its best but the humour and direction led this film to be an excellent viewing.
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Comedy written and co-produced by David Baddiel. Omid Djalili stars as Mahmud Nasir, a dyed-in-the-wool (if somewhat relaxed) Muslim who lives with his family in London's East End. Mahmud's world is turned upside down when he discovers after the death of his mother that he was adopted at birth - and that he is actually a Jew. Caught in the grip of a full-scale identity crisis, Mahmud turns to drunken Jewish cabbie Lenny (Richard Schiff) for reassurance.
A devoted Muslim family man experiences a hilarious identity crisis after discovering that he was adopted at birth, and his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz. Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili) is still grieving the recent death of his mother when he finds his birth certificate, and learns he was born to a Jewish mother. In order to embrace his heritage, Mahmud seeks the advice of drunken cab-driver Lenny (Richard Schiff), whose crash course in Judaism is more quirky than kosher.
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