Birds of Darkness
1995 1h 53m movie Film

Birds of Darkness

طيور الظلام

Synopsis

طيور الظلام

Three lawyers, brought by friendship but separated by interests, Fathi Nofal, who turns from a committed lawyer to an opportunist, while Ali al-Zanati joins religious extremist groups to make financial gains , and the third Mohsen only works as a simple employee away from conflict.

The 1994–1996 Other Asia Window

14 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Birds of Darkness sits at position #5.

  1. Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho
    #1

    Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho

    ★ 8.9 · 1994

  2. A Moment of Innocence
    #2

    A Moment of Innocence

    ★ 7.7 · 1996

  3. The Jar
    #3

    The Jar

    ★ 7.2 · 1994

  4. Leily is with Me
    #4

    Leily is with Me

    ★ 7.1 · 1996

  5. Birds of Darkness

    #5

    Birds of Darkness

    ★ 7.1 · 1995

  6. Gabbeh
    #6

    Gabbeh

    ★ 6.8 · 1996

  7. The Silences of the Palace
    #7

    The Silences of the Palace

    ★ 6.8 · 1994

  8. Sweet Oblivion
    #8

    Sweet Oblivion

    ★ 6.8 · 1996

The 1990s Other Asia Landscape

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

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Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #171 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #128 of 356 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Runtime 1h 53m
Release Date August 14, 1995
IMDb tt1527211

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