The Great Fava Beans of China
Seen it?2004 | 105 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sherif Arafa
- Mohamed Henediمحيي الشرقاوي
- Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthayaلي - مُترجمة محيي
- Kowit Wattanakulأبو لي
- Mohamed Shomanممتاز الدمنهوري
- Sami Sarhanجابر الشرقاوي
- Soliman Eidعبده - عم محيي
- Hagag Abdel Azimزينهم - عم محيي
- Said Tarabeekفاروق الطباخ - زوج أم محيى
- Hamdi Heikalأبو موتة
- Rami Yasinرامي - الطباخ اللبناني