Overview
A lonely engineer grapples with his inner demons while creating a groundbreaking project, finding solace in an unexpected friend.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- melancholic
- unsettling
- reflective evening
- arabic film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hassan’s loneliness and depression are expressed through the recurring imaginary-friend motif, making his perception central to the storytelling.
Hassan’s aviation engineering project functions as both a concrete ambition and a refuge from loneliness.
The film places Hassan’s anger, depression, and imagined relationships inside a comedy-drama framework.
Menna Shalabi plays Farida and Mariam, reinforcing the story’s divided perception of intimacy and identity.
Films like Sorry For Disturbance, and why
A Beautiful Mind
shares a blend of psychological distress, darkly comic unease, and an emotionally isolated protagonist struggling to distinguish connection from inner turmoil
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
combines loneliness, depression, romantic longing, and imaginative subjectivity within an accessible comedy drama
Punch-Drunk Love
uses gentle humor and heightened perception to explore an emotionally withdrawn man seeking intimacy and stability
Movie Details
- Director
- Khaled Marei
- Release Date
- 2008-09-01
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (55)
Cast
- Ahmed Helmy
- Menna Shalabi
- Dalal Abdelaziz
- Mahmoud Hemida
- Mohamed Sharaf
- Ahmed Fouad Selim
- Youssef Eid
- Sami Maghouri
- Amr Mamdouh
- Tarek El Tilmisany
Common questions
- What is Sorry For Disturbance about?
- A gifted Egyptian aviation engineer’s ambitious project becomes entangled with loneliness, depression, anger, and an imaginary companion who unsettles his search for love.
- What is Sorry For Disturbance like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sorry For Disturbance as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sorry For Disturbance violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sorry For Disturbance as mild.
- Which films are like Sorry For Disturbance?
- Films with a similar feel include A Beautiful Mind, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Punch-Drunk Love.
- How long is Sorry For Disturbance?
- Sorry For Disturbance runs 116 minutes.
