The Embassy in the Building
Seen it?2005 | 105 min | Drama, 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
- One for fans of a well-timed joke and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
The film revolves around an engineer working for an oil company in Dubai. He had to return to Egypt after twenty years. He was surprised that the Israeli Embassy was next to his apartment and was trying hard to sell the apartment at first.
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 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Amr Arafa
- Adel EmamSherif Khairy
- Dalia AlBeheryDalia
- Lotfy LabibDavid Cohen
- Khaled ZakiRashed
- Ahmad RatebRateb
- Maysara
- Khaled SarhanTarek
- Ezzat Abu OufWalaa Ghanem
- Ahmed AklTraffic man
- Diaa ElMerghany