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      Heliopolis

      2009 1h 36m Drama List
      Reviews 32% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Eight residents of Cairo suffer through a stagnant state. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member That was completely waste of time... independent movies shouldn't be lame to be called independent movie... director got a poor vision..roles are so uncomfortablely wired...don't think to even give it a try Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member That was .. Different!!! But not everything that is different is interesting! Somehow I didn't get the point of the movie. I read an article where the director said it's about our everyday lives & events and I get it that he wanted to make a movie about normal people that we can relate to, but still that wasn't interesting for me. Maybe it could be good for people who dunno much about Egyptians for example and how they live their lives! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member عÙدÙا حاجات Ø­ÙÙØ (C) اÙ٠رغÙ... اÙÙ Ù...Ù?ÙÙ...تش اÙÙ ÙÙاÙØ (C) اÙÙÙب Ùرج٠اÙاÙ...٠اÙÙ...رÙز٠دا :| Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Sorry guys, better luck next time! The thing bugging me the most about this movie is that it's directed by someone who worked as an editor first, and usually those who make that transition from editing to directing have a great sense of pacing and continuity, they know which shots cut and which don't, but this movie had some of the worst planned shots and editing I've ever seen, and a very messed up pacing... The script was SO bad, sure the concept might have sounded good, but the actual execution was just terrible, if you're making a movie about things going stale, you have to deliver the emotions but still keep me hooked, if you wanna show me that nothing is happening, you have to figure out how to show that to me with things actually happening on screen. I've been hearing good things about Microphone, the director's sophomore feature, and I really hope it makes up for this mess! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member babel wonna be we babel aslan we7esh ...2 stars lel3askary we 1 star lelfinal scene we big zero for khaled abuelnaga ... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member with the exception of one segement, I didn't not care very much about the film's characters and I cannot forgive the editing mistakes given that the film's director is an Editor!! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Eight residents of Cairo suffer through a stagnant state.
      Director
      Ahmad Abdalla
      Producer
      Kal Naga
      Screenwriter
      Ahmad Abdalla
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Arabic
      Runtime
      1h 36m