Best Times ranks #3 among 49 Other Asia films released between 2003–2005.
Synopsis
أحلى الأوقات
Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step father after a not-so-tragic accident that claims the life of her mother. Salma goes on a quest to find out the identity of the sender of mystery letters and packages. One letter includes a picture of her and her two best friends from school (played by the Hend Sabry and Menna Shalaby), whom she has not seen for 14 years. Reunited, the girls embark on the quest of finding the identity of the sender.
The 2003–2005 Other Asia Window
Among 49 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, Best Times places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
2004 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 19 titles released, including Best Times. 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 153rd 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
18 audience reviews — more than 54% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #71 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #50 of 356 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | El-Adl Group |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | April 4, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0419422 |