The Blue Elephant
After a five-year hiatus, psychiatrist Yehia returns to work at Abbasiya Hospital. He’s assigned to evaluate a patient who turns out to be his old friend. As events unfold, Yehia uncovers dark secrets that challenge his understanding of reality.
Details
Release Date: 7/28/2014
Runtime: 151 minutes
Languages: Arabic
Director: Marwan Hamed
Budget: $3.5M
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Companies: LightHouse Films, الشروق للإنتاج الإعلامي, Albatross Production Company
Countries: Egypt
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deepkino
The film's mediocrity is thinly veiled by an overabundance of flashy CGI, a clear attempt to disguise a lackluster story. It feels like the director believed spectacle would substitute for substance. Despite its exhausting length, its sole significance is perhaps marking a new, effects-driven chapter for Egyptian cinema—and nothing more.
