Thunder Force Fails to Bring the Thunder
Thunder Force brings much-needed diversity to the superhero genre. Unfortunately, it's also an uninteresting and unfunny mess.
Yacout
The film is an Egyptian adaptation of a play by Marcel Pagnol, transposed into an Egyptian and Arab context. It follows the story of a shy, naive professor who allows himself to be exploited by an aristocrat or influential figures—depending on the interpretation—in a gambling scheme or a con. As the plot unfolds, the professor undergoes a moral transformation, coming to accept and eventually adopt behaviors that were initially alien to his nature. The narrative explores two central themes: the temptation of corruption and the clash of cultural codes—specifically between Western culture and the Arab/Cairene society depicted in the film.
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The film is an Egyptian adaptation of a play by Marcel Pagnol, transposed into an Egyptian and Arab context. It follows the story of a shy, naive professor who allows himself to be exploited by an aristocrat or influential figures—depending on the interpretation—in a gambling scheme or a con. As the plot unfolds, the professor undergoes a moral transformation, coming to accept and eventually adopt behaviors that were initially alien to his nature. The narrative explores two central themes: the temptation of corruption and the clash of cultural codes—specifically between Western culture and the Arab/Cairene society depicted in the film.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Badie' Khayri, Ihssan Khaled
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Orient Films
Cast
Willy Rozier, Naguib ElRihani
Director
Naguib ElRihani
ياقوت أفندي / Yacout
Emy Brévannes
Rody Erickson
Edmond Tuima
سالم أفندي
Badie' Khayri
الحاج حسن بن صوير
Aimée Provence
رودي إريكسون
Nahed Kamal
الآنسة عصمت
Sherif Abdo
الحاج أحسن / حسنين
Abd Allah Saleh
سرور البربري
Shukry Ramsès
نسيم افندي - الباشكاتب
Hassan Sayed Ahmed
محجوب أفندي
Victor Bolad
صفوت بك (صفا بك)
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