El Keif sits in the top 3% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #17 of 547 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
الكيف
“The High”
Gamal sings at local weddings. His brother Salah, a chemist, tries to convince him to quit drugs and gives him some weed that is made out of harmless substances. When a drug dealer grows impressed by Salah's formula, Salah succumbs to the temptation of money.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #17 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.6 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #10 of 356 (top 3%).
Drama + Crime in Other Asia
28 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding El Keif itself).
Position in Catalog
The 48th 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
12 audience reviews — more than 25% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 9th percentile among Other Asia films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | September 16, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt2044774 |





