Empire by Hamish Macbain
Despite an intriguing premise, an impossible-to-buy plot contrivance and a deeply unsatisfying ending put paid to this sci-fi psycho-thriller.
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Director
Yassmina Karajah
Cast
Asaad Al Arid,
Salam Al Marzouq,
Hussein Al Ahmad,
Wazira Al Ahmad,
Rania Issa
Genre
Drama
On a sweltering summer day, four Arab kids venture into their new city to look for a pool and find relief from both the heat and their trauma as Syrian refugees.
Empire by Hamish Macbain
Despite an intriguing premise, an impossible-to-buy plot contrivance and a deeply unsatisfying ending put paid to this sci-fi psycho-thriller.
Variety by Jessica Kiang
This is a plot that feels lazily reverse-engineered from a collection of disparate, pre-existing scenes and elements, rather like one of those cooking shows where contestants are given a selection of random ingredients and forced to come up with a meal.
We Got This Covered by Matt Donato
Rupture is the kind of ill-conceived film that gives Michael Chiklis the campy role while keeping Peter Stormare on background duty.
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