Rise to the Abyss
Seen it?1978 | 128 min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Best watched without your phone in hand.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Abla travels to France and gets recruited by the Mossad under the pretext of working as a journalist. By the time she discovers the truth, she's already in too deep. As Abla recruits her fiancé, an engineer in the Egyptian army, the General Intelligence Directorate assigns Khaled to arrest her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kamal El Sheikh
- Madiha KamelAbla Kamel
- Mahmood YaseenLieutenant Colonel Khaled Suleiman
- Ibrahim KhanSabry Abdel Moneim
- EmanMadeleine
- Gamil RatibAdmon
- Tayseir FahmyMona
- Emad HamdyKamel Abdel Aziz
- Nabil Nour El DinMedhat
- Salah RashwanTarek
- Nabil ElDessouqy