A Cultural Film
2000 2h 0m movie Film

A Cultural Film

فيلم ثقافى

Synopsis

فيلم ثقافى

To watch a pornographic film in Egypt, you need four things: the videotape; a VCR; a television; and a place to watch it. Three horny Egyptian 20-somethings try to pull these elements together in a day-long 'mission-impossible' to watch what is euphemistically called "thaqafi" (cultural) — a codeword for porn meant to keep parents, friends and colleagues out of the loop (and those in the know in).

The 1999–2001 Other Asia Window

22 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Cultural Film sits at position #10.

  1. Days of El Sadat
    #1

    Days of El Sadat

    ★ 8.1 · 2001

  2. The Headmaster
    #2

    The Headmaster

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  3. A Time for Drunken Horses
    #3

    A Time for Drunken Horses

    ★ 7.6 · 2000

  4. The Color of Paradise
    #4

    The Color of Paradise

    ★ 7.5 · 1999

  5. Baran
    #5

    Baran

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

  6. Land of Fear
    #6

    Land of Fear

    ★ 7.4 · 2000

  7. Hammam Fe Amsterdam
    #7

    Hammam Fe Amsterdam

    ★ 7.3 · 1999

  8. The Wind Will Carry Us
    #8

    The Wind Will Carry Us

    ★ 7.2 · 1999

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Cultural Film premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #243 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #66 of 183 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date October 4, 2000
IMDb tt1400508

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