World War III

2014 1h 45m AR

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 37

ComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Khamis is a terrible football player, while playing football with his friends he shoots the ball away and broke an abandoned museum's window. After entering the museum he finds that statues become alive at 17:00.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shiko
توت عنخ أمون
Ahmad Fahmy
خميس
Hesham Maged
علاء الدين
Bayoumi Fouad
محمد علي
Inam Salusah
هويدا
Ahmed Fathy
جني المصباح سيد
Alaa Morsy
هتلر
Ali Rabie
الإسكندر الأكبر

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ahmed El Gendy
Writers: Hesham Maged, Shiko, Ahmad Fahmy
Languages: Arabic
Countries: Egypt

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ahmed El Gendy, shot by Marwan Saber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Amr Ismail. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Wael Farag shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Shiko and Ahmad Fahmy and Hesham Maged carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3957098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ahmed El Gendy directs. Marwan Saber behind the camera. Amr Ismail scores. Wael Farag cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Egypt. Dialogue in Arabic.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Directed by Ahmed El Gendy, shot by Marwan Saber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Amr Ismail. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Wael Farag shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shiko and Ahmad Fahmy and Hesham Maged carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3957098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.