Underplayed Gems

Haramiyyah fi Thailand (2003)

Haramiyyah fi Thailand poster
Original title
حرامية في تايلاند
Directed by
Sandra Nashaat
Genre
comedy, romance, drama, family
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of Egyptian thieves travel to Thailand for a heist. Their plans go wrong and they get into a series of comedic mishaps.

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What happens

Thieves in Thailand (Arabic: حرامية في تايلاند "Haramiyyah fi Tayland") is a 2003 Egyptian film directed by Sandra Nashaat. It is a 35 mm film and lasts for 105 minutes. Lisa Anderson of the Chicago Tribune uses the film as an example of increasing conservatism in Egypt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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