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The Runaways

2013 · 95 min

A sobering, character-driven look at dashed dreams and hard compromises, with a quiet sadness that lingers.

Directed by
Ahmed El Nahas
Genres
Drama
Starring
Reem ElBaroudy, Nermin Maher, Nagwa Fouad
Overview
Two girls leave Alexandria, to go to Cairo. They look for fame in the art scene of the big city. Relying only on their beauty, they don't get a lot of luck. One of them returns to Alexandria while the other works as a belly dancer.

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Directed by
Ahmed El Nahas
Genres
Drama
Starring
Reem ElBaroudy, Nermin Maher, Nagwa Fouad
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • identity
  • gender
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ahmed El Nahas
Written by
Ahmed El Nahas
Starring
Reem ElBaroudy, Nermin Maher, Nagwa Fouad, Randa El Behairy, Samir Sabri, Hayatem, Hisham Abdallah, Mohamed Abdel Hafez
Runtime
95 min
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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