Synopsis
صعيدى فى الجامعة الأمريكية
“Upper Egyptian in the American University”
Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students – many from Cairo's upper class – are known for their Americanized attitudes.
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The 1997–1999 Other Asia Window
Southern at the American University holds position #11 of 22 Other Asia films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 8 titles released, including Southern at the American University. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (53 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Other Asia films in 1998.
The 101st 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
27 audience reviews — more than 73% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (53th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #136 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #36 of 183 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | August 3, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0389340 |