Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People [64522]Released: 2006-11-01
Genres: Documentary
Revenue: unknown
Cast: 1
Popularity: 0.0894
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Synopsis : This documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. The film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypic images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today.
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