Sadat is a TV film based on the life and death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat, spanning the colonial era before 1952 until his assassination in 1981. The film is greatly based on Sadat's autobiography, which goes into much detail on his life in prison. The film shows the main character in different prisons as well as in solitary confinement and in bunkers. However, the layout of the prisons and shape of prison cells and detainees' uniforms are rather American than Egyptian. The film was criticized for being orientalist and Americanizing the Egyptian context in the story. The film was part of the West's fascination with the character and charisma of the late president, an interest that grew after the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.