Clash

Name: Clash
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: August 25, 2017
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Abdelhamid Hefny Ahmed, Ahmed Dash, Atef Ammar, El Sebaii Mohamed, Hani Adel

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: August 25, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Abdelhamid Hefny Ahmed, Ahmed Dash, Atef Ammar, El Sebaii Mohamed, Hani Adel, Hosny Sheta, Mahmoud Fares, Nelly Karim, Tarek Abdel Aziz, Waleed Abdel Ghany

Summary: Set entirely within the confines of a police van, Clash dramatizes the ongoing political unrest in Egypt two years after the Arab Spring. It’s 2013 and mass protests have led to the ouster of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood by the army. A series of arrests finds rival demonstrators trapped in a paddywagon together under the threat ofSet entirely within the confines of a police van, Clash dramatizes the ongoing political unrest in Egypt two years after the Arab Spring. It’s 2013 and mass protests have led to the ouster of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood by the army. A series of arrests finds rival demonstrators trapped in a paddywagon together under the threat of impossibly stifling heat. From this simple setup, Mohamed Diab weaves a white-knuckled tale of resistance and shared humanity that artfully evokes the political fault lines in the Arab world’s most populous nation. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Mohamed Diab

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Deborah Young

May 21, 2016

Running the gamut from social comedy to actioner to war movie, Clash is an original, often quite disturbing experience to watch. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

May 21, 2016

This is a ferociously well-made film right through to the bitter end. Read full review

Lee Marshall

May 21, 2016

While the stand-off does have its scripted moments, Clash rises above this for two reasons. Firstly, it’s intensely cinematic.... Secondly, underlying the drama is a rather poignant lament for the unity and energy of Egyptian culture, something which comes through in a wealth of small details. Read full review

Empire Jimi Famurewa

Apr 18, 2017

This Cannes favourite regards Egypt’s recent political uprisings from a fascinating new angle. A minor masterpiece of claustrophobia and expertly managed tension. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Aug 21, 2017

The movie stunningly replicates that sense of inside and outside that must be felt by witnesses to any historic moment: the private debate, the enclosed conflict, and the theatre of confrontation unfolding beyond. What a dynamic piece of cinema. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Sep 14, 2017

The filmmakers cultivate a dynamic portrait of Egypt, with its dense social, political and religious layers. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Aug 24, 2017

Unfortunately, Clash buckles under the weight of its many characters. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 24, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a fairly frantic and somewhat disorientating watch, which depicts the social unrest and anger of Egyptians at the time its set in (the Egyption coup in the early 2010s). I remember hearing about many journalists being detained at the time, the outrage it caused in the west and so on.

Film wise, the fear is quite palpable and due to the confined setting of the film, there's also the inevitable sense of claustrophobia present. Its perhaps a little unsettling how quickly the characters decide to label and categorise each other but its certainly a thought provoking watch. I suppose, to some degree, its about the psychology of being in such a situation, confined in a van with other people due to having been present at a protest. It does make you question how people are treated in such situations. There is some pretty jerky/shaky camerawork present, which may, or may not, bother you but otherwise I don't think there's much else I can say about it. I thought it was an interesting watch, a good film, not entirely memorable or great but pretty good and so I'd recommend it on that basis. Oh and perhaps also worth mentioning is that there is some blood depicted, which may make those phobic of blood queasy, so if that applies to you then it may be perhaps better to avoid this film but otherwise its good.… Expand

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Trombs

Jun 17, 2020

The movie is set after the Egypcian revolution and is very good in showing the mood and the division in the country. The best part is that it shows both sides of the conflict without tending to any. But, as a movie, or plotwise, it just wasn´t that good for me. Nothing really gripping orThe movie is set after the Egypcian revolution and is very good in showing the mood and the division in the country. The best part is that it shows both sides of the conflict without tending to any. But, as a movie, or plotwise, it just wasn´t that good for me. Nothing really gripping or interesting happens, I just kept waiting the whole film for something more to happen, but it didn´t.

Tldr: Great as art and documentary, not so good as entertainment.… Expand

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