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.
Audience Engagement
70 audience reviews — more than 91% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among Other Asia films.
Other Titles From United Bros. Studios
Comedy + Drama in Other Asia
77 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bittersweet itself).
The 2009–2011 Other Asia Window
Bittersweet holds position #10 of 60 Other Asia films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bittersweet premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2010.
The 250th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
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 |