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Second Egyptian

2007 · 19 min

A quiet, awkward encounter between two lonely immigrants, more melancholy than romantic, unfolding with patient realism.

Tagline
A Russian woman and an Egyptian man meet in NYC and don't fall in love
Overview
A 30 year old Egyptian man, hard working waiter without a green card, invites a Russian woman, newly arrived American dream chaser, to his house for dinner and tells her he is a virgin.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • immigration
    • isolation
    • loneliness
    • class
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Irina Patkanian
    Written by
    Irina Patkanian, Marina Palei
    Starring
    Natia Makharadze, Abraham Justice
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    United States of America

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