Cinema
The High
الكيف
Ali Abdel Khalek · 1985
Synopsis
Two brothers have taken opposite paths. Salah, a doctor of chemistry, leads a settled life with his wife, Ragaa. Gamal, who failed his law studies, sings at popular celebrations and lives in a haze of hashish smoke. To prove to him that his intoxication is only in his head, Salah makes a harmless mixture of herbs that imitates the drug. Gamal hands it to a dealer, and the formula ends up in the hands of a trafficker who sees a business opportunity in it.
Context
The film was released on 16 September 1985, according to elCinema. Mahmoud Abou Zeid wrote its story, screenplay and dialogue; Mamoun Ata was responsible for the cinematography. Yehia al-Fakharani plays Salah, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz Gamal, Nora the chemist's wife and Gamil Ratib the trafficker. Mada Masr notes that the public, at first put off by a poor technical finish, made it a cult film, responding to its honesty and to the rapport between its two leads.
Who it is for
A feature film in colour, one hour fifty-five minutes long, in Egyptian Arabic, between comedy and drama.
Prizes and reception
A cult film according to Mada Masr, carried by the duo of Yehia al-Fakharani and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.
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