Movie

A Palm and Four Fingers

1986 · 100 min

A slow-burning Egyptian crime drama that blurs fiction and reality, keeping you uneasy as a writer's novel seems to predict a death.

Overview: Ezzat is a famous author who publishes a novel entitled The Visit, which becomes a big success. He runs into an old friend, who loves him, but he does not share her feelings. But when the friend dies in her home the same way Ezzat wrote in his novel, the detective turns to Ezzat to find out the truth.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, guilt, deception, mystery
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
guilt
deception
mystery
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild