Product Details

• Actors: Nabila Ebeid, Mahmoud Hemida, Hanan Turk, Hani Salama, Lebleba
• Directors: Youssef Chahine
• Writers: Youssef Chahine, Khaled Youssef
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Arabic, French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00022PZ1U
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,199 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

In The Other, Chahine exposes the links between power and fanaticism and denounces intolerance in this bitter portrait of globalization and terrorism. Adam (Hani Salama), the son of a rich businessman, falls for Hanane (Hanane Turk), a journalist investig

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best Arabic movies in this century., November 23, 2006

By	Justin Connor "movie fan" (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie is one of the best romantic dramas and examples of political realism in the Middle East region. It discusses what is the meaning of terrorism and who is a terrorist, and who is the real terrorist. The movie shows how power can destroy the most beautiful things in the world. The movie is extremely intelligent and it has many interesting ideas. Every time one watches the movie, it is as if you are seeing it for the first time because you see additional layers of meaning in the movie.

The movie is a love story between Adam, the son of an American woman and an Egyptian man (who are married only for business reasons without love) and Hanan, a female journalist from a poor family. Adam studied human rights and terrorism. Hanan's brother is a member of a terrorist group. The movie explores how their life develops and grows after their marriage. The American woman becomes jealous on her son and doesn't want someone to take her son and wants to destroy their love story. It's a very touching love story and expresses much about the situation faced by poor Egyptians and gives the viewer lots of questions as to how people become terrorist and what leads a young guy to pursue this path.

1.0 out of 5 stars You've Gotta Be Kidding Me!, October 22, 2009

By	Ismail Elshareef "Ismail Elshareef" (West Hollywood, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I honestly don't know where to begin. The storyline isn't believable, the events don't really flow well, and the acting ... Oh boy. The acting was resoundingly abysmal. All in all, the movie looked and sounded cheap. I'm shocked that Youssef Chahine let such amateurish work get out in the wild effectively marring his accomplished career. I was seriously embarrassed for him as I painfully endured this movie.

The concepts in this film were interesting, though--identity crisis, terrorism, love, classism, and corruption. Unfortunately, the execution was lacking and the characters weren't believable or sympathetic. I didn't care whether they died or lived.

Save yourself time and money and pick something else. Preferably one of Youssef Chahine's older classics like the Alexandria Trilogy or Destiny.

3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst, June 22, 2005

By	Khillo "KH" (Qatar) - See all my reviews

The worst Yusuf Shahin movie ever, and one of the worst movies in the Arabian Cinema. Only stupid people can watch it.