Synopsis
عسل أسود
“Assal Eswed”
Masry el Araby is an American-Egyptian citizen who travels back to his home town (in Egypt) after living in the US for 20 years. He has this idea of Egypt being a wonderful and amazing country, but the idea soon crashes as he faces reality. After arriving in Egypt, Masry is treated badly when he uses his Egyptian Passport. But then when he starts using his American Passport as an identification card, he is paid with a lot of respect. He faces many problems as he loses both passports.
The 2009–2011 Other Asia Window
60 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Bittersweet sits at position #10.
Other Titles From United Bros. Studios
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bittersweet premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #80 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #20 of 183 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | United Bros. Studios |
| Runtime | 2h 11m |
| Release Date | May 25, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt2210441 |