Synopsis
“Anthropology of a contemporary desert”
Director Yuri Ancarani crosses the Persian Gulf to accompany a falconer to an important competition, entering the surreal world of wealthy Qatari sheikhs with a passion for amateur falconry. The opulence of this Middle Eastern gas state is on full display as the men race SUVs up and down sand dunes, fly their prized falcons around on private jets, and take their pet cheetahs out for desert spins in their souped-up Ferraris.
The 2015–2017 Other Asia Window
The Challenge holds position #31 of 78 Other Asia films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 30 titles released, including The Challenge. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (226 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Other Asia films in 2016.
The 375th 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
10 audience reviews — more than 10% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #280 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #21 of 27 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Switzerland, Italy, France |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | La Bête |
| Runtime | 1h 9m |
| Release Date | August 6, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5943708 |
| Official Site | www.kinolorber.com |