# The Blue Elephant (2014)

> A psychiatrist’s effort to help his criminally insane best friend opens a terrifying mystery involving hallucination, hidden history, and the occult.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/174713

## Facts

- Runtime: 151 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Marwan Hamed
- Cast: Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El Sawy, Nelly Karim, Lebleba, Sherine Reda, Dareen Haddad, Mohamed Mamdouh, Mohamed Shaheen
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3461252/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, eerie, paranoid, late night horror viewing, arabic cinema discovery

## Synopsis

A gripping psychological journey into the mind of madness and friendship.

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