Synopsis
عبود على الحدود
“Abboud on the Border”
Abboud lives a reckless life with his two friends. He knows that he will not enter the army because he's an only child. But when his father marries another woman who gives birth to a boy, Abboud is forced to join the army in spite of being unfit, working at the border with his friends.
The 1998–2000 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 1998-2000 Other Asia release window, Aboud Ala El Hedoud sits at #17 of 23. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Other Asia, 53 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aboud Ala El Hedoud premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Other Asia films in 1999.
The 108th 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
13 audience reviews — more than 30% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #384 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #109 of 183 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | July 21, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0424769 |