Critic Rating
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Director
Ossama Fawzy
Cast
Mahmoud Hemida,
Lebleba,
Caroline Khalil,
Amr Waked,
Serri Al Najjar,
Saffwa
Genre
Drama,
Comedy
In Cairo’s chaotic streets, a once-respected family man turned vagrant dies of an overdose. Upon his death, his underworld friends refuse to let him rest, stealing his corpse for a night of drinking, hallucinations, and reckless revelry.
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.
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.
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.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Fawzi shoots the proceedings in clumsy, gotch-eyed spurts, and the level of incoherence is impressively high.
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
A coarse and unappealing black comedy.
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