Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim

2016 film
  • Transit Films
  • Rotana TV & Distribution
  • Film Clinic[1]
  • Arizona Productions[2]
Distributed byRotana Studios
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92 minutesCountriesEgypt
France
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
GermanyLanguageArabic

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

References

  1. ^ "Film Clinic Website". www.film-clinic.com.
  2. ^ "Ali, la chèvre & Ibrahim • Arizona Distribution". Arizona Distribution.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Weissberg, Jay (26 December 2016). "Film Review: 'Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim'". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Awards 2017". Malmö Arab Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ali Sobhy Wins the Best Actor Award at the Dubai International Film Festival". mad.film.

External links

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  • Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim on elcinema.com


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