Directed by:
Albert BrooksScreenplay:
Albert BrooksCinematography:
Thomas E. AckermanComposer:
Michael GiacchinoCast:
Albert Brooks, Fred Dalton Thompson, Amy Ryan, John Carroll Lynch, Sheetal Sheth, Shelley Malil, Anjul Nigam, Ahmed Ahmed, Yasmine Hanani, Marshall Manesh (more)VOD (1)
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"Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" is the hilarious story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Albert Brooks
USA
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Fred Dalton Thompson
USA
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Amy Ryan
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John Carroll Lynch
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Sheetal Sheth
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Shelley Malil
India
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Anjul Nigam
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Ahmed Ahmed
Egypt
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Yasmine Hanani
USA
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Marshall Manesh
Iran
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Jon Tenney
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Kevin Mukherji
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Sammy Sheik
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Marco Khan
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Emma Lockhart
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Kavi Raz
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Mikael Sharafyan
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Ajay Mehta
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Reena Dutt
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Ismail Bashey
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