Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and politics.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content.
2 h 14 min
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story runs 2 h 14 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story higher (82) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Arabic. Produced in Egypt.
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