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Yusuf

  • 2021
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
59
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Hassan Farhat, Houssein Haidar, Mohamad Fouani, Eyad Nouredine, Khitam Al Lahham, Fayez Kazak, and Wissam Sabbagh in Yusuf (2021)
CrimeDramaThriller

Shows the life of a 25 years old youth, who has an illness called Dream Reality Confusion. Yusif Ibrahim is a university student who studies Arabic literature in Beirut, he suddenly starts t... Read allShows the life of a 25 years old youth, who has an illness called Dream Reality Confusion. Yusif Ibrahim is a university student who studies Arabic literature in Beirut, he suddenly starts to live two separated lives before he decides to stop taking the treatment, and then joins ... Read allShows the life of a 25 years old youth, who has an illness called Dream Reality Confusion. Yusif Ibrahim is a university student who studies Arabic literature in Beirut, he suddenly starts to live two separated lives before he decides to stop taking the treatment, and then joins a weapon trading Mafia that works in Lebanon and Syria in one of his two lives, he does th... Read all

  • Director
    • Kazim Fayad
  • Writers
    • Kazim Fayad
    • Houssein Haidar
    • Ali Mansour
  • Stars
    • Houssein Haidar
    • Fayez Kazak
    • Khitam Al Lahham
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    59
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kazim Fayad
    • Writers
      • Kazim Fayad
      • Houssein Haidar
      • Ali Mansour
    • Stars
      • Houssein Haidar
      • Fayez Kazak
      • Khitam Al Lahham
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Houssein Haidar
    • Yusif Ibrahim
    Fayez Kazak
    • Abo Abdo
    Khitam Al Lahham
    • Yusif's Mother
    • (as Khitam Laham)
    Wissam Sabbagh
    • Psychiatrist
    • (as Wesam Sabbagh)
    Hassan Farhat
    • Abo Nabeel
    Mohamad Fouani
    • German…
    Eyad Nouredine
    • Feras Ibrahim
    Mohamad Hamoud
    • Saeed
    Sleiman Bazzi
    • Nour
    Yayha Tannir
    • Amer
    Ramez El Kadi
    • Self
    Dalia Ahmad
    • Self
    Issam Wehbe
    • Colonel
    Radwan Mortada
    • Self
    Farah Kerdy
    • Yusif's Fiance
    Ali Itani
    • Yusif's Friend
    Remal Mostafa
    • Nurse
    Ali Debeq
    • hospital Security
    • Director
      • Kazim Fayad
    • Writers
      • Kazim Fayad
      • Houssein Haidar
      • Ali Mansour
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    User reviews3

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    10malekiswaidan

    Amazing movie!!

    Amazing movie .. good job . We are proud of you guys. The movie is attractive and pulls you in from the first moment. The plot of the movie is very strong. Every detail is excellent. I recommend everyone to watch it . Successful character selection. Iyad is a talented actor.. I wish you success always . Of course, all actors deserve appreciation. Never tire of the movie. And I think it's a competitive movie. Despite the possibilities .

    We are proud of you guys. The movie is attractive and pulls you in from the first moment.

    The plot of the movie is very strong. Every detail is excellent.

    Good job.
    9mohammadissa-58972

    Complex story plot and a lot of plot twists

    The movie is beautiful. The plot is twisted and quite complex and it keeps you attracted to think what is going to happen next. The most notable part is that it doesn't have the "Good Hero vs bad guys" we are used to in Hollywood movies. The bad guys turn to be good guys, and the good guys turn to bad guys throughout the movie. This exactly describes the reality of life. You can't always be a good guy who continuously works to spread good and fight evil. Evil is built in and rooted in us, and life itself forces you to make bad decisions. In addition, unlike a lot of the movies also, it does not seek to attract viewers by having a womanizer-based hero who attracts all ladies with his charm. There is very weak emphasis on any sexual element in the movie anyway.

    And most importantly for me, the thing that connected me the most to the movie is that it is reflective of the life we all see, not some rich hero cruising the city in his fancy Mercedes or sipping coffee in his company and his main goal is to charm his lover in the movie.

    The hero Yusif, and his friends are people who look like me and could have been me, or my friend, and the places they live in are places that we the unheard of peasants of the suburbs live.

    It's fictitiously real.

    The ending though I did not like. The hero decided to repent and see the ways of good in the end, as to be expected. I had hoped of a more dramatic ending like someone dies or something really bad happens, or the hero turning out to be a lost cause. For something to leave me angry and frustrated and depressed and in a state of sadness, because you know, good endings rarely happen in life.
    10kingofdeath_1997

    "The pride of the Lebanese industry"

    Wow!!!!! What an amazing movie!!! I didn't see that coming!!

    This movie is absolutely one of the best movies in this year, it deserves an Oscar (Academy Award for Best International Feature Film).

    It won the Special Jury Prize in Los Angeles (Hollywood).

    Yusif movie came with a new way since arabic movies usually can't afford a Hollywood style, but this time the director Kazim Fayad burned the ground by the fire of his dreams and the work he and his teammates did.

    We discover that it is a psychological film in the style of reality cinema, where it deals with the story of a young man named Youssef, who lives in a popular neighborhood and suffers from a psychological disorder that makes him unable to distinguish between his reality and his dreams.

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2021 (Lebanon)
    • Country of origin
      • Lebanon
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Filming locations
      • Lebanon(Beirut, Keyfoun, Lebanese - Syrian border)
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    • Budget
      • $120,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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