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Bittersweet

2010 · 131 min

A wry, bittersweet culture-clash comedy that mixes bureaucratic frustration with affectionate nostalgia and a search for belonging.

Directed by: Khaled Marei
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Ahmed Helmy, Edward, Lotfy Labib

Overview: An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.

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Directed by: Khaled Marei
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Ahmed Helmy, Edward, Lotfy Labib

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
family
corruption
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Khaled Marei
Written by: Khaled Diab
Starring: Ahmed Helmy, Edward, Lotfy Labib, Inam Salusah, Tarek ElAmir, Amy Samir Ghanem, Mohamed Shaheen, Yasser El Tobgy
Music: Omar Khairat
Cinematography: Sameh Selim
Runtime: 131 min
Country: Egypt
Languages: Arabic

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