Blessed Benefit (2016)
- Original title
- إنشالله إستفدت
- Directed by
- Mahmoud al-Massad
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Jordan, Germany, Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 14 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.
How it feels
In a small Jordanian town, a man tries to maintain a long-standing con where he pretends to be a sheikh. His scheme unravels as outsiders become suspicious of his claims.
reflectivewryunderstatedslow-burnmelancholicobservationalgrounded
What happens
Blessed Benefit is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mahmoud al Massad. It was selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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