English Sheik and the Yemeni Gentleman, The

2000

Arabic

Directed by: Bader Ben Hisri

(76 mins) This lyrical film introduces us to Bader Ben Hirsi, a British-born Yemeni living in London after his parents' exile from Yemen. Bader returns to Yemen to rediscover his country, its people and traditions. Under the guiding hand of eccentric Englishman Tim Makintosh-Smith, who has been living as a Yemeni in the ancient city of Sana'a for the past 16 years, Ben Hirsi travels throughout his ancestral homeland.

In Arabic with English subtitles.