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

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)

Trailer

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