Synopsis
فوتوكوبي
“Why dinosaurs became extinct?”
Mahmoud is man in his late 50s, who owns a photocopying store. When he comes across a topic about dinosaurs, he becomes obsessed with searching for the causes of its extinction, which leads him to rediscover love, friendship, paternity and the real meaning of life.
Drama + Romance in Other Asia
53 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Photocopy itself).
The 2016–2018 Other Asia Window
Among 84 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, Photocopy places #12 — near the top of its class.
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 Photocopy premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Other Asia films in 2017.
The 416th 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
15 audience reviews — more than 43% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #101 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #75 of 356 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Red Star for Film Production and Distribution |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt7464158 |












