Overview
A philosophy teacher's journey spirals into chaos as he inadvertently becomes a master manipulator in a corrupt world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- tense
- classic arabic cinema night
- social satire viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mustataa's logical tricks succeed because people mistake him for an exorcist or fortune-teller within a corrupt social environment.
The philosophy teacher initially confronts corruption through ethics but ultimately masters his deceptive practice and loses those principles.
Mustataa uses logic and psychological tricks to practice what others interpret as wizardry.
The audience understands that the apparent magic is based on rational manipulation while people around Mustataa accept his false identity.
Films like The Egg and the Stone, and why
The Yacoubian Building
shared social satire, moral compromise, and a protagonist exploiting public superstition
Being There
shared darkly comic critique of corruption and charismatic manipulation within a pressured society
The Truman Show
shared transformation of an ordinary intellectual into a figure of influence through performance and deception
Movie Details
- Director
- Ali Abdel-Khalek
- Release Date
- 1990-04-26
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (15)
Cast
- Ahmed Zaki
- Maaly Zayed
- Fouad Khalil
- Mamdouh Wafi
- Abd Allah Meshref
- Hanem Mohamed
- Abdel Ghani Naser
- Sayed Sadek
- Naima ElSoghier
- Sabry Abdel Monem
Common questions
- What is The Egg and the Stone about?
- A principled philosophy teacher turns rational psychology into apparent magic, gaining power over a corrupt society at the cost of his ethics.
- What is The Egg and the Stone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Egg and the Stone as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Egg and the Stone violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Egg and the Stone as mild.
- Which films are like The Egg and the Stone?
- Films with a similar feel include The Yacoubian Building, Being There, and The Truman Show.
- How long is The Egg and the Stone?
- The Egg and the Stone runs 100 minutes.
