Synopsis
غبي منه فيه
Being desperate because he cannot make ends meet and cannot find an apartment to marry his sweetheart, Sultan decides to start working with Dabash, his sweetheart's uncle, in burglary. But his dull-wittedness only causes them trouble.
The 2003–2005 Other Asia Window
A Natural Born Fool holds position #26 of 49 Other Asia films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
2004 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 19 titles released, including A Natural Born Fool. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (130 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2004.
The 160th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 68% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #359 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #99 of 183 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | الماسة للإنتاج والتوزيع السنيمائي, افلام النصر, Oscar Pictures, Dana Film Production and Distribution, United Bros. Studios |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | June 28, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0422319 |