Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim
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| Directed by | Sherif El Bendary |
| Screenplay by | Ahmed Amer |
| Story by | Ibrahim El Batout |
| Produced by | Mohamed Hefzy Hossam Elouan |
| Starring | Ali Subhi Ahmed Magdy Salwa Mohamed Ali Nahed El Sebai Ibrahim Ghareib |
| Cinematography | Amr Farouk |
| Edited by | Emad Maher |
| Music by | Ahmed El Sawy |
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| Distributed by | Rotana Studios |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Egypt France Qatar United Arab Emirates Germany |
| Language | Arabic |
Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim (Arabic: علي معزة وابراهيم, transliterated: Ali Mizah wa Ibrahim) is a 2016 Egyptian film directed by Sherif El Bendary.[3]
Plot
Ali believes his late girlfriend's soul has been reincarnated in a goat named Nada. Ali, his goat and his friend Ibrahim embark on a journey of friendship and self-discovery across Egypt to reverse the curse.
Cast
- Ali Subhi – Ali
- Ahmed Magdy – Ibrahim
- Salwa Mohamed Ali – Nousa
- Nahed El Sebai – Sabah
- Ibrahim Ghareib – The train collector
Reception
The film was dubbed "a weirdly likable firecracker" in a review in The Hollywood Reporter.[3] It received a mostly positive review in the Variety.[4] It won the award for Best feature film at the 2017 Malmö Arab Film Festival.[5]
Awards
- Best Feature Film, Malmö Arab Film Festival[5]
- Best Actor, Dubai International Film Festival[6]
References
- ^ "Film Clinic Website". www.film-clinic.com.
- ^ "Ali, la chèvre & Ibrahim • Arizona Distribution". Arizona Distribution.
- ^ a b Young, Deborah (2 January 2017). "'Ali, the Goat, and Ibrahim' ('Ali Mea'za we Ibrahim'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (26 December 2016). "Film Review: 'Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim'". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Awards 2017". Malmö Arab Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Ali Sobhy Wins the Best Actor Award at the Dubai International Film Festival". mad.film.
External links
- Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim at IMDb
- Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim on Facebook
- Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim on elcinema.com