A young man is invited for dinner with the family of Dr. Yehia Hussein Al-Tijani at the invitation of Yehia's lovestruck daughter. But Yehia is under a lot of pressure ever since his bold opinions put a target on his back, which turns the dinner into a stirring debate between Yehia and his guest.
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Khaled El Sawy
Yahya Hussain Al-Tijani
Known for
The Blue Elephant
Tarek's Situation
Ahmed Malek
Osama
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Boiling Point
Gamila Awad
Farida
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Sherine Reda
Mimi
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The Blue Elephant
Diamond Dust
Maged El Kedwany
Known for
Diamond Dust
Cairo 6,7,8
Mohamed Mamdouh
Known for
122
Diamond Dust
Mahmoud Ellisy
Also in
Finding Ola
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Arefa Abdul Rasoul
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The Game
Fi Kol Osboa' Youm Gom'a
Kamal Adham
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Mandatory Path
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Ahmed Sanad
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The Blue Elephant 2
Monopoly (The Bank of Luck)
Hadi El Bagoury Director · Ibrahim Issa Writer Hesham Nazih Composer
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $5M · First release January 6, 2019
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Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,400,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
الضيف
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · January 6, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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