Summary
A young man is invited for dinner with the family of Dr. Yehia Hussein Al-Tijani at the invitation of Yehia's lovestruck daughter. But Yehia is under a lot of pressure ever since his bold opinions put a target on his back, which turns the dinner into a stirring debate between Yehia and his guest.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for dramas, −10 min on the typical 109
typical 10999Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 16 more
Released
2019
January 6, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Made in
Egypt
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Hadi El Bagoury Director
Writing · 1
- Ibrahim Issa Writer
Camera · 1
- Mazen Al Motagawel Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Ahmed Hafez Editor
- Ramy Bakr Editor
- Ahmed Fwzy Editor
Sound · 1
- Hesham Nazih Original Music Composer
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