A Cultural Film
A bawdy Egyptian ensemble comedy turns three friends’ quest for a private porn screening into a chain reaction of social satire and escalating mishaps.
Overview
A hilarious misadventure unfolds as a group of friends navigates the absurdities of societal restrictions on sexuality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- bawdy
- embarrassing
- adult comedy night
- arabic film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The friends' increasingly elaborate attempts to find privacy for watching pornography turn societal restrictions into the central comic target.
The original trio's quest expands as more sexually frustrated people join, producing successive mishaps.
The plot's comic engine is the friends' sexual frustration colliding with the lack of private space and socially acceptable outlets.
Alاء, عفت, أشرف, بطرس, أسامة سيد خليفة, and طارق are connected through the collective pursuit of a porn video.
Films like A Cultural Film, and why
American Pie
shared sexual frustration, social restriction, and irreverent ensemble comedy
The Hangover
shared bawdy humor, youthful misadventure, and escalating comic obstacles
The Full Monty
shared critique of social repression through provocative comic situations and friendship
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohamed Amin
- Release Date
- 2000-10-04
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (38)
Cast
- Ahmed Eid
- Ahmed Rizq
- Fathy Abdel Wahab
- Tarek Abdelaziz
- Ibrahim Yousri
- Ahmed Azmy
- Ahmed Akl
- Mohamed Sharaf
- Ragaa Al-Giddawy
- Yousra
Common questions
- What is A Cultural Film about?
- A bawdy Egyptian ensemble comedy turns three friends’ quest for a private porn screening into a chain reaction of social satire and escalating mishaps.
- What is A Cultural Film like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Cultural Film as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Cultural Film violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Cultural Film.
- Which films are like A Cultural Film?
- Films with a similar feel include American Pie, The Hangover, and The Full Monty.
- How long is A Cultural Film?
- A Cultural Film runs 120 minutes.
