Synopsis
حتى لا يطير الدخان
“So the Smoke Won't Blow Away”
Fahmi Abdul Hadi .. A distinguished student of law school .. His dreams are simple and his actions are ideal and pure .. Fahmi collides with the bitter reality of life when losing his mother because he cannot afford the price of her treatment. At a time, He watches his colleagues around him spend money like water and making fun of his poverty and even refuse to help him to treat his mother. Fahmi decides to abandon the idealism and take revenge of all who failed him.
Comedy + Crime in Other Asia
11 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hata La Yatir Al Dokhan itself).
Position in Catalog
The 46th 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
11 audience reviews — more than 18% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #73 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 Comedy productions specifically: #16 of 183 (top 9%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | November 19, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0879816 |