Synopsis
مواطن و مخبر و حرامي
“Mowaten wa mokhber wa haramy”
Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen. There he runs into the bumbling Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend who now works as a detective. When the meddlesome Sergeant Fathy insists on hiring a live-in housekeeper for his old friend, Selim’s life becomes inextricably intertwined with that of his beautiful new housemaid, her thieving husband and the well-meaning detective.
The 2000–2002 Other Asia Window
20 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief sits at position #20.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #512 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #165 of 183 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | الشركة العربية للإنتاج والتوزيع السينمائي |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | December 15, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0323303 |