The English Sheik and the Yemeni Gentleman

Overview

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).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2000

Original language

English

Director

Bader Ben Hirsi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0479226