Infidel Movie Storyline. Doug Rawlins (Jim Caviezel), an outspoken Christian American journalist and blogger is kidnapped by members of the Iranian regime while he is in Cairo, Egypt making speeches. He is then taken to the Middle East and put on trial for erroneous and phony spying charges. His wife Liz, a State Department official, tries to use her influence to get the American government involved. She wants the US government to get her husband back. However, she soon realizes that the American government will not get involved. Thus she decides to go to the Middle East to rescue him herself.
Infidel is a 2020 American political thriller written, directed, and produced by Cyrus Nowrasteh and starring Jim Caviezel, Claudia Karvan, Hal Ozsan, Stelio Savante, Aly Kassem, Bijan Daneshmand, and Isabelle Adriani. The film’s executive producer is Dinesh D’Souza, who aided the film with his production company D’Souza Media.
It is the second collaboration between Nowrasteh and Caviezel, following The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008). Both films deal with corruption and human rights abuses by the Iranian regime, and center on foreign journalists (played by Caviezel) whose rights are infringed upon and violated by the Iranian antagonists. The film was theatrically released in the United States by Cloudburst Entertainment on September 18, 2020.
Infidel grossed $1.4 million from 1,724 theaters (an average of $802 per-venue) in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office; 57% of its audience was male, with 85% being over the age of 25. It fell 45% to $761,136 in its second weekend, then made $460,450 in its third weekend.
Infidel (2020)
Directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Claudia Karvan, Hal Ozsan, Stelio Savante, Aly Kassem, Bijan Daneshmand, Isabelle Adriani, J.R. Cacia, Nadeem Srouji, Noor Taher, Rula Khoury, Danielle D’Souza-Gill
Screenplay by: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Production Design by: Marek Dobrowolski
Cinematography by: Joel Ransom
Film Editing by: Paul Seydor, Janie Gaddy
Costume Design by: Hamada Salah
Set Decoration by: Malcolm Stone
Music by: Natalie Holt
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Distributed by: Cloudburst Entertainment
Release Date: September 18, 2020 (United States)
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