Synopsis
الأفوكاتو
“The Lawyer”
After getting sentenced with one month in prison for contempt of court, the lawyer Sbankh tries to take advantage of his jail time to establish many relations, most notably with drug dealer Hassouna,and Salim Abu Zaid, one of the centers of power in the 60s.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Al Avokato. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1982–1984 Other Asia Window
Al Avokato holds position #4 of 8 Other Asia films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Other Asia, 23 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Al Avokato premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Other Asia films in 1983.
The 44th 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 17th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #255 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (53rd 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: #70 of 183 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | November 1, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0287322 |