Ghawar The Football Player

A loose, silly comedy that ambles from gag to gag, with a cheeky mad-scientist detour that feels more naughty than dangerous.

Directed by

Hulki Saner

Starring

Duraid Lahham, Nehad Qalei

Overview

This vehicle for Syrian comedian Duraid Lahham offers the most risqué mad scientist subplot to be found in any of these Lebanese films, thanks to his character visiting the inventor of the Sexatron, a machine whose precise practical purpose remains sketchy, although the method for causing it to blow up is outlined clearly enough in the screencaps below. This sequence evidently tested the censor's limits and contains three splices in the Lebanese version of the movie; it may well have escaped uncut in the Turkish edit of the film.

How it feels

Light, absurd, satirical and campy. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Identity, love, family

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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