Decor

2014

1h 56m

Drama

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Maha, an Egyptian production designer, finds herself transported into a completely different persona.

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

The director of the film-within-a-film may not care about what he is shooting, but Ahmad Abdalla cares a great deal, and Décor is beautiful to look at.

Sep 28, 2017

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Stephen Dalton

Hollywood Reporter

Decor is a stylistically bold mix of self-referential love letter to vintage Arab cinema and bittersweet social commentary on post-revolutionary Egypt

Sep 28, 2017

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Guy Lodge

Variety

[Ahmad] most formally stylized and refined effort to date, Decor proves his elasticity of technique and emotional empathy,

Sep 28, 2017

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Yasmin Shehab

Prime Cairo (Egypt)

As somebody unfamiliar with Hamama's body of work, many of the references flew over my head but I didn't need to be well versed in the golden age of cinema to recognise that the film held up Hamama's stardom and movies as a benchmark of artistic output.

Sep 28, 2017

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Janet Smith

Georgia Straight

[An] inventive look at women's roles in urban Egypt.

Oct 20, 2015

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Audience Member

One of the best movies I've seen. Very intelligently done, brilliant script, flawless acting and beautifully shot. Has a depth that you will struggle to find in Hollywood productions. Sets the bar very high.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Loved the script, the idea... the editing was brilliant... cinematography and lighting were super! Amazing performance by Maged El Kedwany.. Needed another actress in the leading role, and the role of the mother, though! but the brilliance of each and every other element of the movie compensated for their moderate performance and i still loved the whole thing! Which means there was a brilliant master mind behind it all... Ahmed Abdalla, Chapeau (Y)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

" A Chick flick screen play with the taste and visuals of outstanding director."

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Ahmad Abdalla

Director

Kal Naga

Cherif

Maged El Kedwany

Mustapha

Houria Farghally

Maha

Mahmoud Hamdy

Maha's brother

Samar Morsi

Actor

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Synopsis

Maha, an Egyptian production designer, finds herself transported into a completely different persona.

Director: Ahmad Abdalla
Producer: Ahmed Badawy
Screenwriter: Mohamed Diab
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 56m