# The Originals (2017)

> A financially secure Egyptian bank employee is drawn into a dangerous web of secrets after an unexplained phone changes the course of his life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/314992

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Marwan Hamed
- Cast: Maged El Kedwany, Khaled El Sawy, Menna Shalabi, Kinda Alloush, Mohamed Mamdouh, Hanaa ElShorbagi, Ahmad Fahmy, Abbas Abu Elhassan
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6909846/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: paranoid, serious, foreboding, late night suspense, arabic cinema night

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