Title: Clash
Original Title: Eshtebak (Clash)
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: Egypt France
- Length: 97 Minutes (1 hour 37 min)
- Genre: Drama Thriller
- Studios: Sampek Productions
- Distributor: Golem Distribución
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: April 21 2017
Plot
2013, Cairo. Two years after The Egyptian revolution of 2011, and the destitution of the islamist president Morsi, one day some dark incidents happen: really violent riots take place in the streets. Police locks in the back of a van, a group of really contrasted people: from different social backgrounds and with different political and religious beliefs. The group doesn't know if they will be able to overcome their differences to get away.
Shot entirely in 8 meters in the backseat of a police van, the claustrophobia of the film makes it even more gruesome. Directed by the Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab ('678') which is always interested in social topics. The movie was part of the section 'Un certain regard' from the 2016 Cannes festival.
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Bad experience
Mohamed Diab, director, revealed that the cast had to spent nearly 27 days trapped in a police van, and due to that they got terrible nightmares and attacks of anxiety.
Tom Hanks
Director Mohamed Diab received a message from actor Tom Hanks thanking him for the movie. Hanks said that the film should change the way the West looks at democracy and politics in the Middle East.
Cannes festival
The movie opened the section 'Un certain regard' at Cannes Film Festival.
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