Fast paced, action packed comedy. Tension flares in The Motor City as Officer Richardson profiles every Muslim he sees as a terrorist. He goes on an arrest frenzy, which makes the community... See full summary »
Director: Omar Regan
Writer: Omar Regan
Stars: Eric Roberts, Najmah Abraham, Nadine Abu-Jubara | See full cast and crew.
Storyline
Fast paced, action packed comedy. Tension flares in The Motor City as
Officer Richardson profiles every Muslim he sees as a terrorist. He goes
on an arrest frenzy, which makes the community activists, Jihad and
Osama take to the streets and rally the people to stand up for their
rights. The Chief of Police wants to gain the trust of the Muslim
community in order to get re-elected, but Attorney Leila Rodriguez is
standing in the way with a discrimination law suit against Officer
Richardson and the Motor City Police Department. The Chief calls on his
most unreliable detective, Mohammed and partners him with a Middle
Eastern, Sharia Law fanatic, Detective Abdul. The Chief wants them to
"Speak Muslim To The Muslims" which he thinks will guarantee his
re-election.
User Reviews
Firstly, I would like
to congratulate Halalywood Entertainment on the release of their new
film. American Sharia is an amazing movie, bearing in mind that it is
Halalywood's debut film it was exceptional.
American Sharia
provides an insight into the 'other side' of Muslims living in the
Western World, the side rarely portrayed by the mainstream media. Where
in most movies Muslims are portrayed as terrorists, in this production
and it seems as 'rare' as it may be in real life, the Muslims are the
good guys. It can be seen throughout the movie how much real thought and
meaning has been put in along with all the humor.
The movie
focuses on Detective Mohammed (Omar Regan) and his partner Abdul
Mutakabir (Baba Ali). Throughout the movie their differences put a rift
in their partnership, with Abdul being the more traditional and mature
one, and Mohammed quite frankly the opposite. Mohammed tries his best to
please everyone but it's clear that he is lost from within;Abdul likes
the more traditional approach and insists on implying sharia to most of
the cases.
It is guaranteed that the film will make you laugh,
with Omar Regan's amazing singing and Baba Ali's 'halal' sense of humor.
The film relates to everyday struggles that Muslims face, for example;
trying to pray at work, finding an appropriate space to pray is not as
easy as it seems. The film shows that just like everybody else almost 2
billion Muslims are exactly as you may put it 'normal'. This side is not
often portrayed and it is essential that it is put across in such a
manner as Halalywood Entertainment have done. In the wake of recent
events across the globe and in order to promote integration across
communities this is vital.
Lastly, I would like to thank
everyone who played a huge part in the production and release of the
film. A big shout out to Penny Appeal (UK) and Halalywood Entertainment
for their amazing work in putting together the Smile Relief Tour. I hope
that there are more Halalywood productions to come, and like most
Muslims I look forward to watching them. I wish Omar Regan and
Halalywood Entertainment the very best for the futur