Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- serious
- unsettling
- late night viewing
- serious film discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lina's quest centers on uncovering a web of secrets within the Nasser family.
Lina seeks to regain her sanity after being medicated by her father, making psychological reliability central.
Lina's pharmaceutical director father uses medication in the context of her psychological crisis.
The central threat and mystery emerge from family authority rather than an external adversary.
Films like Farah, and why
The Machinist
psychological instability, family trauma, and an unreliable-seeming reality drive both intimate thrillers
The Girl on the Train
a woman investigates hidden truths while questioning her own perception in a tense psychological mystery
The Invisible Man
domestic secrets, psychological distress, and escalating uncertainty connect these family-centered thrillers
Movie Details
- Directors
- Hassiba Freiha, Kenton Oxley
- Release Date
- 2022-11-24
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Stephanie Atala
- Majdi Machmouchi
- Hassiba Freiha
- Youssef Boulos
- Janah Fakhoury
- Nader Abd Alhay
- Walid El-Alayli
- Josyane Boulos
- Pierrette Katrib
- Judith Freiha
Common questions
- What is Farah about?
- A psychologically distressed woman challenges her powerful father and excavates the family secrets hidden behind her medication.
- What is Farah like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Farah as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Farah violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Farah as mild.
- Which films are like Farah?
- Films with a similar feel include The Machinist, The Girl on the Train, and The Invisible Man.
- How long is Farah?
- Farah runs 119 minutes.
