Assal Eswed (2010)

Original title

عسل أسود

Directed by

Khaled Marei

Genre

comedy film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 30 year old Egyptian American named Masry goes to Egypt to reconnect with his heritage. He finds the country chaotic and his idealistic memories clash with the messy reality.

wrysatiricalfrustratednostalgicbittersweetchaoticsarcasticunderstated

What happens

Molasses (Arabic: عسل إسود, romanized: Assal Eswed, also released as Bittersweet) is a 2010 Egyptian black comedy film. The literal translation of the title is "Black Honey", relating to the bitter-sweet feelings that Egyptians feel towards living in their country. It is about a 30 year old Egyptian American named Masry (the word "Masry" means "Egyptian" in Arabic) who desires to get back in touch with his roots and to revive his nostalgic memories of how Egypt used to be. However, he quickly becomes disenchanted upon experiencing first hand the chaos that Egypt has descended into. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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