The Ambush
2021 1h 50m movie Film

The Ambush

الكمين

“They will bring their brothers home by any means necessary.”

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?

The 2020–2022 Other Asia Window

73 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Ambush sits at position #41.

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    #1

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    ★ 8.9 · 2020

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    #2

    Kira & El Gen

    ★ 8.5 · 2022

  3. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
    #3

    BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

    ★ 8.2 · 2020

  4. Multifaceted
    #4

    Multifaceted

    ★ 8.2 · 2020

  5. The Book of Sun
    #5

    The Book of Sun

    ★ 7.8 · 2020

  6. Under the Fig Trees
    #6

    Under the Fig Trees

    ★ 7.8 · 2022

  7. Leila's Brothers
    #7

    Leila's Brothers

    ★ 7.7 · 2022

  8. There Is No Evil
    #8

    There Is No Evil

    ★ 7.6 · 2020

Other Titles From Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

The 2020s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Ambush premiered. 79 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$40.0M
Budget
$5.2M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.1×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 50m runtime, production spent $364K per minute on screen and earned $47K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
30
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

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