Sadat's daughter sues Egypt government over Hollywood movie
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Image via WikipediaRokaya Sadat, elder daughter of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, claims the memory of her father has been sullied by a Hollywood film that has named a dog after him. Sadat has filed a lawsuit against Minister of Information Anas Fekki for allowing the release of the “I Love you, Man” in Egyptian cinemas.
The movie, which stars Paul Rudd and was released in the U.S. in late March, has been showing in Egypt for three weeks. Sadat has demanded the immediate halting of its screening and the confiscation of all copies until a judgment is reached regarding her suit.
One of the film’s main characters calls his dog Anwar El Sadat. In one scene, when asked if he chose the name because of Sadat’s political views, the character responds by saying that the dog merely looks like the former president, who was assassinated by Islamic radicals in 1981. The movie’s credits also contains Sadat’s name as himself/the dog.
Despite omitting the scene from the version currently playing in Egyptian cinemas, many pundits believe that it should have never been shown in this country. A spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry similarly condemned the movie, asking its producers (John Hamburg and Donald De Line) to issue an official apology for naming a pet character after the Noble Peace Prize winner.
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