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The Diesel

2018 · 105 min

A fast, gritty revenge ride through a poor neighborhood and the movie world, mixing stunt action with raw grief and class anger.

Directed by: Karim El Sobky
Genres: Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring: Mohamed Ramadan, Yasmine Sabry, Fathy Abdel Wahab

Overview: Stuntman Badr the Diesel lives in a poor neighborhood. He meets Donia El- Sayad, a famous movie star, whose assistant, Afaf, is Badr’s Fiancée. When Afaf gets killed, he decides to seek revenge and find those who are responsible for her death

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Directed by: Karim El Sobky
Genres: Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring: Mohamed Ramadan, Yasmine Sabry, Fathy Abdel Wahab

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: revenge
grief
class
crime
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: crime, action, thriller
Directed by: Karim El Sobky
Written by: Amin Gamal, Mohamed Mehriz, Mahmoud Hemdan
Starring: Mohamed Ramadan, Yasmine Sabry, Fathy Abdel Wahab, Hana Shiha, Tamer Hagras, Caroline Azmy, Mohamed Ezz, Badria Tolba
Cinematography: Taimour Taimour
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Egypt
Languages: Arabic

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