SummarySet 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 sti... Read More
Directed By:Mohamed Diab
Written By:Khaled Diab, Mohamed Diab
Clash
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Generally Favorable
78
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Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
92% Positive
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May 21, 2016
90
Running the gamut from social comedy to actioner to war movie, Clash is an original, often quite disturbing experience to watch.
Aug 21, 2017
80
Taking place over the course of a little less than 24 hours, it is day-in-the-life cinema at its most pertinent.
Apr 18, 2017
80
This Cannes favourite regards Egypt’s recent political uprisings from a fascinating new angle. A minor masterpiece of claustrophobia and expertly managed tension.
May 21, 2016
80
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.
Aug 25, 2017
75
Diab effectively creates a monster of blind hatred, and then holds all of us as captors and witnesses to a hateful world tearing itself apart.
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Jun 17, 2020
5
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 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.
Production Company:
- Sampek Productions
- Acamedia Pictures
- NiKo Film
- Fortress Film Clinic
- Pyramide International
- ARTE
- Arte France Cinéma
- CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français
- EMC Pictures
- Film-Clinic
- Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International
Release Date:Aug 25, 2017
Duration:1 h 37 m
Tagline:Conflict is on the Inside.
Awards
Carthage Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 6 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Kerala International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
