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Jan 11, 2019 · The film’s premise is simple yet made suspenseful with a 21st Century twist. On the night of a blood red moon eclipse, a Mexico City-based group of old friends and their plus ones gather to watch the astronomical event, eat, drink and gossip.
- A Hazardous Game
- Tested Formats
- Strong Performances
- ‘Wholeheartedly Commercial Motives’
Helmed by debutant Lebanese commercial director Wissam Smayra, the Beirut-set Arabic version of Perfect Strangersadheres closely to the original Italian version (chiefly due to contractual obligations with Italian rights holder, Medusa Film). A group of upper-class friends in their mid-40s hold a dinner party to get acquainted with the new girlfrie...
Production-wise, Netflix has had a patchy start in the Arab world. Its first TV show, the Jordanian teenage horror drama Jinn (2019), was met with derision by critics and audiences alike, sparking controversy in the Hashemite Kingdom for itstame kissing scenes. Paranormal, the big 2020 adaptation of the Egyptian cult novel series, failed to become ...
Yet despite its formal timidity, the film does work on numerous levels. It has a remarkably brisk and natural flow, aided by pointed dialogue adequately adapted to the Arab setting. Adel Karam’s familiarly unsubtle turn aside, Perfect Strangers offers an eclectic collection of skilfully modulated performances that elevate the material. Mona Zaki, a...
In the wake of the public outcry, multiple Egyptian MPs and lawyers have moved to ban the film, ban Netflix, and criminalise homosexuality. And in the most surreal of actions, Egy Best, the notorious Egyptian pirating website, has refused to upload the film in protest at its “indecent content”. Like the Cannes-winning Egyptian indie film Feathers f...
Jan 8, 2023 · On January 6, streaming platform Netflix released the Icelandic remake of the Italian film, Perfect Strangers. A Danish version is expected later in 2023.
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Feb 3, 2022 · Netflix's first ever Arabic language film, Perfect Strangers, sparked controversy in Egypt. In doing so, it highlighted a tug of war happening inside the country.
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- Michael Levitt,Ari Shapiro,Ayen Bior
Sep 6, 2024 · Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti, 2016) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: What game do the guests agree to play? As the opening suggests, “Perfect Strangers” doesn’t have a mind-bending, rocket-science plot. It’s pretty straightforward.
Jan 9, 2019 · Tapping into our cell phone-obsessed zeitgeist and harnessing marital disputes for incendiary plot twists, Italian director Paolo Genovese (and a team of four other writers) unleashed an ...
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A tragicomedy full of truly hilarious moments, a well-acted film that manages to develop an interesting premise very intelligently during at least the first sixty minutes of footage. [Full review...
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