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Clash (Arabic: اشتباك) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mohamed Diab.[1] It was officially selected by the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and was the opening film of the Festival's Un Certain Regard section that year.[2][3] It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[4] It won the award for Best Film at the 2016 International Film Festival of Kerala.[5]

Clash
Film poster
Directed by	Mohamed Diab
Written by	Mohamed Diab
Produced by	Moez Masoud Mohamed Hefzy Eric Lagesse
Starring	Nelly Karim
Cinematography	Ahmed Gabr
Music by	Khaled Dagher
Release dates	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) (Cannes) 27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) (Egypt)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Egypt France
Language	Arabic

Set just after the political events of June 2013, the film is shot entirely in the confines of a police van containing Muslim Brotherhood members and pro-army supporters, as well as other people belonging to neither of these factions.[6][7]

Cast

• Nelly Karim
• Hany Adel
• Mohammed Alaa
• Khaled Kamal
• Ali Altayeb
• Mai Elghety
• Hosni Sheta
• Ahmed Malik
• Mohamed Gamal Kalbaz
• Ashraf Hamdi

Reception

The film has a rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews.[8]

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter states the film "will be remembered as one of the most telling depictions of modern Egypt yet filmed" and "is an original, often quite disturbing experience to watch".[9]

Jay Weissberg of Variety writes "this is bravura filmmaking with a kick-in-the-gut message about chaos and cruelty (with some humanity)."[10]

Tom Hanks praised the film by saying: "If there's any way you can see CLASH by Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, you must. You simply must. The film will break your heart, but enlighten all."[11]

See also

• List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Clash at IMDb

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