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Bandido

2024 · 20 min

A tense, intimate slow-burn where attraction and hidden danger simmer under every conversation.

Directed by
Mohamad El-Hadidi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maéva Marie Mathilde Roth, Omar Abo
Overview
After fleeing from Cairo to Berlin to escape police prosecution, photojournalist Alaa meets Lia at a party. A mutual attraction ignites, except Alaa doesn't know who Lia really is.

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Directed by
Mohamad El-Hadidi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maéva Marie Mathilde Roth, Omar Abo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • deception
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mohamad El-Hadidi
Written by
Mohamad El-Hadidi, Mohamed Elmasry
Starring
Maéva Marie Mathilde Roth, Omar Abo
Cinematography
Julian Moser
Runtime
20 min
Country
Egypt, Germany
Languages
Arabic, English

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