Synopsis
الكمين
“They will bring their brothers home by any means necessary.”
It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, Ali, Bilal and Hindasi are ambushed by heavily armed militants on their route, through a narrow canyon. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, the three soldiers realize the gravity of their situation. They are running out of options, munitions – and time. Back at the base, their commander receives word and realizes that the assault on the UAE army patrol was premeditated. A rescue mission is quickly put into action, but will air and land support reach the men in time, and will they survive?
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 77% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity (97th percentile) outruns review volume (77th) — a trending, discussed title among Other Asia films.
Other Titles From Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
The 2020–2022 Other Asia Window
The Ambush holds position #41 of 73 Other Asia films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Other Asia, 79 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Ambush premiered alongside 18 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 50m runtime, production spent $364K per minute on screen and earned $47K per minute back.
War + Action in Other Asia
8 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the War and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Ambush itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2021.
The 512th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #310 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia War productions specifically: #18 of 23 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United Arab Emirates |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, AGC Studios |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | November 25, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt13445076 |