Sweet Oblivion
1996 1h 59m movie Film

Sweet Oblivion

النوم في العسل

“El Noom Fil Asal”

Synopsis

النوم في العسل

“El Noom Fil Asal”

Officer Magdy investigates the suicide of a groom on his wedding night. He knows that the groom was impotent. Later he realizes that impotence is becoming an epidemic that spreads among all men. However, no one wants to declare that out of shame.

The 1995–1997 Other Asia Window

15 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sweet Oblivion sits at position #10.

  1. Children of Heaven
    #1

    Children of Heaven

    ★ 8.0 · 1997

  2. A Moment of Innocence
    #2

    A Moment of Innocence

    ★ 7.7 · 1996

  3. Taste of Cherry
    #3

    Taste of Cherry

    ★ 7.6 · 1997

  4. Saint Mary
    #4

    Saint Mary

    ★ 7.5 · 1997

  5. Leila
    #5

    Leila

    ★ 7.4 · 1997

  6. Leily is with Me
    #6

    Leily is with Me

    ★ 7.1 · 1996

  7. Birds of Darkness
    #7

    Birds of Darkness

    ★ 7.1 · 1995

  8. Gabbeh
    #8

    Gabbeh

    ★ 6.8 · 1996

The 1990s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sweet Oblivion premiered. 53 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #254 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #69 of 183 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Runtime 1h 59m
Release Date February 9, 1996
IMDb tt1423927

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