Synopsis
الجزيرة
Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.
The 2006–2008 Other Asia Window
46 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Island sits at position #8.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Island. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Island premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #190 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Action productions specifically: #13 of 70 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | December 18, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1173901 |