Al-Hodoud (1984)

Original title

الحدود

Directed by

Duraid Lahham

Genre

comedy film

Country

Syria

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Syrian man navigates a series of absurd situations related to borders and divisions. The film uses comedy to look at political and social issues in a humorous way.

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What happens

Al-Hodoud (Arabic: الحدود) is a 1984 Syrian political comedy film directed by Duraid Lahham who played the main character and co-wrote the film with Muhammad al-Maghut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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