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Clash (Eshtebak)
Set entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by their inevitable fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.











































April 20, 2017
Mohamed Diab's superb Egyptian drama is set in the aftermath of the overthrow of President Morsi in 2013, with the army engaged in running battles on the streets with the pro-Morsi Muslim Brotherhood.
April 20, 2017
[A] fascinating, if formulaic insight into the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi's "Muslim Brotherhood" government in July 2013.
April 20, 2017
A work of fiendish formal brilliance.
April 21, 2017
Challenging and provocative, but the limitations it places on itself restrict the appreciation for anyone not already steeped in its culture and politics.
July 31, 2017
Diab encloses in a single stage space a range of characters to try to explain what happens in that country demonstrates how it has turned to immobility. [Full review in Spanish]
April 21, 2017
The film successfully speaks for itself as a cri de coeur for a nation in crisis.
June 08, 2017
An interesting film, with a little more sobriety and a more elaborate development, would have been excellent. [Full review in Spanish]
February 09, 2017
Remarkably, the film doesn't take sides. This in itself raises it above a purely political discussion in favor of a sweeping criticism of prejudice and inhumanity. Yet it will be remembered as one of the most telling depictions of modern Egypt yet filmed.
April 21, 2017
It's a tiny movie but it feels like a big deal.
February 09, 2017
Boasting superb camerawork from d.p. Ahmed Gabr and stellar crowd direction, Clash might strike some as crossing too often into hysteria, yet this is bravura filmmaking with a kick-in-the-gut message about chaos and cruelty (with some humanity).
June 07, 2017
With a unique scenario and maintaining a scrupulous point of view, the director manages to give voice to members of all political and religious factions. [Full review in Spanish]
April 18, 2017
The film's sheer bravura is breathtaking.