Infidel
Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
An American man (Jim Caviezel) is kidnapped after a friend invites him to Cairo to speak out about recent militant uprisings. His wife heads to the city after hearing the news, determined to get him back.
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- jackmeatMarch 7, 2025My quick rating - 6.1/10. Here we have a story of an American who decides to basically preach to Muslims about Jesus Christ on national TV from Cairo and ends up being kidnapped on charges of being a spy by Iranians. The movie itself looks very good and uses the locale to its advantage. Instead of being a silly Rambo-type flick from here about a rescue, this one is a bit more realistic in its portrayal of it. The acting is done well as the story moves along. My problem with this is if it is going to not go the popcorn action route of a rescue, it should not follow the formula of the rah-rah USA-type flick. I personally thought while hearing Caviezel speak before being abducted "Are you really that stupid to say that on TV in the Middle East?" And if I can identify that, you would think someone in his position (which they are very murky about what that was) would be smart enough to keep his mouth shut. So the wife has to fly over (dumb) to save the day, and from there you would have to see it to find out. Still, a good flick that looks good, acted well, and was also made during COVID (at least parts of it) so for all the constraints there must've been, this turned out worth the watch.
Infidel Trivia
Infidel was released on November 8, 2019.
Infidel was directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh.
Infidel has a runtime of 1h 47m.
Infidel was produced by Cyrus Nowrasteh.
An American man (Jim Caviezel) is kidnapped after a friend invites him to Cairo to speak out about recent militant uprisings. His wife heads to the city after hearing the news, determined to get him back.
The key characters in Infidel are Doug Rawlins (Jim Caviezel), Liz Rawlins (Claudia Karvan), Ramzi (Hal Ozsan).
Infidel is rated R.
Infidel is an Action, Adventure, Thriller film.
Infidel has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.
Infidel has made $4.1M at the box office.