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Abu Shanab

2016 · 114 min

A breezy, good-natured comedy that coasts on its star's comic energy and an underdog-gets-a-chance charm.

Directed by
Sameh Abdel Aziz
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Yasmin Abdulaziz, Dhafer L'Abidine, Bayoumi Fouad
Overview
Esmat Abu Shanab (Yasmin Abdul Aziz) is a female police officer who works in an administrative position and tries in various ways to work on field assignments.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sameh Abdel Aziz
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Yasmin Abdulaziz, Dhafer L'Abidine, Bayoumi Fouad
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • work
  • gender
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sameh Abdel Aziz
Written by
Khaled Galal
Starring
Yasmin Abdulaziz, Dhafer L'Abidine, Bayoumi Fouad, Lotfy Labib, Ragaa Al-Giddawy, Merna Gamel, Badria Tolba, Mohamed Mahmoud
Music
Adel Hakki
Cinematography
Ehab Mohamed Ali
Runtime
114 min
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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