Synopsis
الضيف
“Al Daif”
A young man is invited for dinner with the family of Dr. Yehia Hussein Al-Tijani at the invitation of Yehia's lovestruck daughter. But Yehia is under a lot of pressure ever since his bold opinions put a target on his back, which turns the dinner into a stirring debate between Yehia and his guest.
The 2018–2020 Other Asia Window
80 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Guest sits at position #35.
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#8Period. End of Sentence.
★ 7.9 · 2018
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Guest premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #257 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #197 of 356 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | January 6, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9363208 |