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Perfect Strangers

Original title: Ashab wala Aaz
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
5.7K
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Perfect Strangers (2022)
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Follows the story of seven friends who stay together for dinner and decide to play a game that involves them placing their cell phones on the dinner table, and accepting to share every call,... Read allFollows the story of seven friends who stay together for dinner and decide to play a game that involves them placing their cell phones on the dinner table, and accepting to share every call, text and voice message as it comes.Follows the story of seven friends who stay together for dinner and decide to play a game that involves them placing their cell phones on the dinner table, and accepting to share every call, text and voice message as it comes.

  • Director
    • Wissam Smayra
  • Writers
    • Samer Akl
    • Filippo Bologna
    • Carine Chaiban
  • Stars
    • Nadine Labaki
    • Mona Zaki
    • Eyad Nassar
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    5.7K
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    • Director
      • Wissam Smayra
    • Writers
      • Samer Akl
      • Filippo Bologna
      • Carine Chaiban
    • Stars
      • Nadine Labaki
      • Mona Zaki
      • Eyad Nassar
    • 79User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nadine Labaki
    Nadine Labaki
    • May
    Mona Zaki
    Mona Zaki
    • Maryam
    Eyad Nassar
    Eyad Nassar
    • Sherif
    Georges Khabbaz
    Georges Khabbaz
    • Walid
    Adel Karam
    Adel Karam
    • Ziad
    Fouad Yammine
    • Rabih
    Diamand Abou Abboud
    Diamand Abou Abboud
    • Jana
    • (as Diamand Bou Abboud)
    Sinead Chaaya
    • Sophie
    Raymonde Saade Azar
    • Grandma
    Abdelrahman Yasser
    • Gamal
    • Director
      • Wissam Smayra
    • Writers
      • Samer Akl
      • Filippo Bologna
      • Carine Chaiban
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    4shahdss

    A great potential but....

    I'm a big fan of the original Italian movie to an extent that I can memorize all of its dialogues and reactions, so I was extremely excited as an Arab to see this movie.

    What's wrong with this Arabic version? Well, the overall ambiance and cinematography were so good, with some interesting adjustments ( the traditional Arabic dishes for example) , the actors fitted perfectly with their original peers, but this wasn't enough unfortunately. Mona Zaki's performance was horrible with all that screaming and overreacting, she ruined the whole movie. The reactions were immature, you keep waiting for the characters to express a specific feeling, but they fail to do so. In general, it's not even comparable to the Italian movie and I still wonder how can Nadine Labaki be involved in such a movie without being the director? Pretty sure she could take it to another level of proficiency if she was the director.
    6DalyDoo

    very logical

    A real realistic movie that simulates what we live in our time, and no one can deny that what the movie narrated is really our reality...! Worth watching.
    7waelmoh-10243

    Fun enjoyable movie

    Really good flow of event's fun full of secrets it captivates you plus really good acting i would say hands down its mona zaki best performance to date.
    3mohamadghayad

    Illogical

    If they take the idea of the movie and build a new script it will be so interesting with those stars, but wtf that is copy paste here from another community.

    Can you imagine hollywood take an original stroy from the Middle East and make it their? That's illogical.

    2 star for the acting.

    1 star for the underwear of mona zaki 😆
    4Faristuta

    Copy and Paste

    I wish there was more originality in the first Netflix Arab film. A copied version of a movie that's been already copied and pasted several times within the last few years isn't something original.

    A good dialogue could've made this better. However the dialogue is unrealistic, awkward and cringy. Yes many Arabs are heavy drinkers and gay and promiscuous and these topics need to be discussed, but just throwing them there in the script without any sophistication doesn't make this movie any better.

    Please- we need more original work that is realistic even if it's controversial. This film was silly and insulting to anyone's intelligence. The acting was excellent though. 4/10.

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    Comedy
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    • Trivia
      Because of the pandemic, the economical and political turmoil taking place in Lebanon, the production was postponed 3 times and was going to move to Egypt. However, the producers kept on pushing to shoot in Lebanon in order to contribute and encourage the filmmaking scene in the country.
    • Goofs
      At 00:32:28, Mona Zaki (Maryam) has something in her mouth. However, it's not there at the next shot (00:32:29).
    • Connections
      Remake of Perfect Strangers (2016)

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Lebanon
      • Egypt
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • As7ab... Wala 2a3az
    • Filming locations
      • Beirut, Lebanon
    • Production companies
      • Front Row Filmed Entertainment
      • Empire Entertainment
      • Film-Clinic
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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