Born to Be a Criminal

Born to Be a Criminal

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Release Date

6/1/2006

Runtime

94 mins

Overview

Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A hapless nobody finds unexpected power and transformation through criminal circumstance, delivering a darkly comic riff on the underdog-turned-badass story. It's a gleeful, absurdist ride that treats its protagonist's unlikely ascent with playful irreverence.

Mood

AbsurdBittersweet

Themes

IdentityComing of ageAmbitionClass

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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