Egypt · 1999
1h 17m
Director Ossama Fawzy
Starring Mahmoud Hemida, Lebleba, Caroline Khalil, Amr Waked
Genre Drama, Comedy
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A formerly successful man dies then his semi-crazy daughter makes arrangements while his street thug friends take the corpse out for one last night.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
It's rare for an Egyptian movie to look so closely and unflinchingly at class conflict and other forms of social disarray, but lively acting keeps the story engaging even when it wanders and meanders.
New York Post by Jonathan Foreman
The screenplay by Zekri (based on Jorge Amado novel) is crude stuff, and director Ossama Fawzi gets such cartoonish performances from his cast, it's hard to care about the characters.
A coarse and unappealing black comedy.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Fawzi shoots the proceedings in clumsy, gotch-eyed spurts, and the level of incoherence is impressively high.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Exudes a randy, robust charm as it unapologetically thumbs its nose at respectability and everything the word implies.
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