# Blessed Benefit (2017)

> A construction worker’s wrongful imprisonment becomes an unsettlingly practical alternative to the precarious life he left behind.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/276968

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Mahmoud al Massad
- Cast: Ahmad Thaher, Maher Khammash, Odai Hijazi, Mahmoud al Massad, Nadim Remawi
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5161784/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: deadpan, bittersweet, empathetic, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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