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Escaping Tel Aviv

2009 · 119 min

A tense, propulsive rescue thriller that keeps you gripped through family peril and cross-border intrigue, with earnest emotional stakes throughout.

Directed by
Sherif Arafa
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Action
Starring
Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Sherif Mounir
Overview
A seemingly ordinary life is shattered when a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into a high-stakes international conflict. As loyalties blur and danger escalates, an Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option.

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Directed by
Sherif Arafa
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Action
Starring
Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Sherif Mounir
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, action
Directed by
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Written by
Amro Samir Atef
Starring
Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Sherif Mounir, Eman, Kinda Alloush, Mohamed Tharwat, Yasser Ali Maher, Gamil Barsoum
Music
Omar Khairat
Cinematography
Ayman Abu El Makarem
Runtime
119 min
Country
Egypt
Languages
Arabic

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