Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- paranoid
- serious
- foreboding
- late night suspense
- arabic cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Samir discovers a box containing a mobile phone, and the resulting call transforms his previously stable life.
Samir is separated from his employment after downsizing and discovers that his bank balance has been emptied.
Samir is introduced as a family head and bank employee before being pulled into life-changing hidden events.
The plot connects Samir’s bank employment, personal finances, family life, and the mysterious phone call.
Films like The Originals, and why
The Game
shared identity mystery, escalating paranoia, and a morally pressured protagonist confronted by hidden systems
The Nile Hilton Incident
shared arabic-language social drama, suspenseful investigation, and ordinary people drawn into dangerous secrets
The Yacoubian Building
shared psychological thriller atmosphere, urban corruption themes, and destabilizing revelations about power
Movie Details
- Director
- Marwan Hamed
- Release Date
- 2017-06-25
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (35)
Cast
- Maged El Kedwany
- Khaled El Sawy
- Menna Shalabi
- Kinda Alloush
- Mohamed Mamdouh
- Hanaa ElShorbagi
- Ahmad Fahmy
- Abbas Abu Elhassan
- Nahed Nasrallah
- Tamer Nabil
Common questions
- What is The Originals about?
- A financially secure Egyptian bank employee is drawn into a dangerous web of secrets after an unexplained phone changes the course of his life.
- What is The Originals like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Originals as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Originals violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Originals.
- Which films are like The Originals?
- Films with a similar feel include The Game, The Nile Hilton Incident, and The Yacoubian Building.
- How long is The Originals?
- The Originals runs 120 minutes.
