Al Zaeem
1993 3h 22m movie Film

Al Zaeem

الزعيم

Al Zaeem sits in the top 8% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #44 of 547 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

الزعيم

Zeinhom is a simple man who can’t hold down a job for too long, but there is a strong resemblance in looks between him and a dictator of his country. This resemblance is used to make a movie that portrays the evilness of this dictator. The real dictator dies and Zeinhom is then forced by the dictator’s government to pretend to be that same man in fear of a revolution against the tyrant.

The 1992–1994 Other Asia Window

11 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Al Zaeem sits at position #2.

  1. Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho
    #1

    Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho

    ★ 8.9 · 1994

  2. Al Zaeem

    #2

    Al Zaeem

    ★ 7.8 · 1993

  3. Life, and Nothing More…
    #3

    Life, and Nothing More…

    ★ 7.7 · 1992

  4. Terrorism and Kebab
    #4

    Terrorism and Kebab

    ★ 7.7 · 1992

  5. The Traveler
    #5

    The Traveler

    ★ 7.5 · 1992

  6. From Karkhe to Rhein
    #6

    From Karkhe to Rhein

    ★ 7.3 · 1993

  7. The Jar
    #7

    The Jar

    ★ 7.2 · 1994

  8. The Silences of the Palace
    #8

    The Silences of the Palace

    ★ 6.8 · 1994

The 1990s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Al Zaeem premiered. 53 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #44 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #8 of 183 (top 4%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Runtime 3h 22m
Release Date January 1, 1993
IMDb tt11515458

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