''Clash'' ( ar, اشتباك) is a 2016 internationally co-produced
drama film
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directed by
Mohamed Diab
Mohamed Diab ('' ar, محمد دياب'', , born 1978) is an Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centers on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film ''Cairo 678'' ''(Les Femmes du bu ...
. It was officially selected by the
2016 Cannes Film Festival
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and was the opening film of the Festival's
Un Certain Regard
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section that year.
It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
It won the award for Best Film at the 2016
International Film Festival of Kerala
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.
Set just after the
political events of June 2013, the film is shot entirely in the confines of a police van containing
Muslim Brotherhood
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members and pro-army supporters, as well as other people belonging to neither of these factions.
Cast
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Nelly Karim
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Life and career
Nelly is the daughter of a Russian mother and an Egyptian father from Zagazig. Karim said in an interview wi ...
*
Hany Adel
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* Mohammed Alaa
* Khaled Kamal
* Ali Altayeb
* Mai Elghety
* Hosni Sheta
* Ahmed Malik
* Mohamed Gamal Kalbaz
* Ashraf Hamdi
Reception
The film has a rating of 93% on
Rotten Tomatoes
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based on 40 reviews.
Deborah Young of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' states the film "will be remembered as one of the most telling depictions of modern Egypt yet filmed" and "is an original, often quite disturbing experience to watch".
Jay Weissberg of ''
Variety
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'' writes "this is bravura filmmaking with a kick-in-the-gut message about chaos and cruelty (with some humanity)."
Tom Hanks
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praised the film by saying: "If there's any way you can see CLASH by Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, you must. You simply must. The film will break your heart, but enlighten all."
See also
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References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
Egyptian drama films
2010s Arabic-language films
Films set in 2013
Films set in Egypt
Films shot in Egypt