Currently milking his Middle Eastern everyman for all its worth in TV adverts, Omid Djalili adds ‘Pakistani father’ to his repertoire as Mahmud Nasir, a Muslim who uncovers his Jewish heritage.
The David Baddiel-penned script sneaks in a few pointed swipes (“Next time I need a dose of middle-aged Muslim misogyny I’ll call Hanif Kureishi”), but otherwise this is your standard identity-swap comedy with slightly more sophisticated direction than it deserves, thanks to 'Song Of Songs’ Josh Appignanesi.
There are titter-worthy moments, but it’s too strenuously measured to really bring the house down.
For provocative satire, we’ll await Chris Morris’ Four Lions.
