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The Scared Ones

1987 · 164 min

A broad Egyptian farce that spins a dead father's scandal into chattery cover-up comedy, more silly than suspenseful.

Overview
Hamdi Abu al-Zahab and his fiancée Faten are trying to cover up Hamdi's father's death scandal after trying to play with his own nurse. They try to convince Abu al-Zahab's servant, Bayoumi, to confess that he was the reason for his death. The mystery of crime in the context of comedy.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • family
  • death
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mahmoud El Barbari
Written by
Faisal El Tagy
Starring
Mohamed Negm, Farida Saif Elnasr, Magdy Wahba, Vivian Salah Eldin, Sherif Najm
Runtime
164 min
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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