Bittersweet - 2010

Masry el Araby is an American-Egyptian citizen who travels back to his home town (in Egypt) after living in the US for 20 years. He has this idea of Egypt being a wonderful and amazing country, but the idea soon crashes as he faces reality. After arriving in Egypt, Masry is treated badly when he uses his Egyptian Passport. But then when he starts using his American Passport as an identification card, he is paid with a lot of respect. He faces many problems as he loses both passports.

131min
2010
PG-13
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.0/10

Cast

Ahmed Helmy profile pictureAhmed Helmyمصري
Edwerd profile pictureEdwerdسعيد
Tarek ElAmir profile pictureTarek ElAmirمنصف
Inam Salusah profile pictureInam Salusahأم سعيد
Youssef Daoud profile pictureYoussef Daoudعم هلال
Lotfy Labib profile pictureLotfy Labibراضي
Gehan Anwar profile pictureGehan Anwarابتسام
Said Tarabeek profile pictureSaid Tarabeekصاحب الكشك
Abd Allah Mishrif profile pictureAbd Allah Mishrifموظف السجل المدنى
Mohamed Shaheen profile pictureMohamed Shaheenرفيق الطائرة
Ahmed Rateb profile pictureAhmed Ratebلواء الشرطة

About Bittersweet

Bittersweet Overview

Masry el Araby is an American-Egyptian citizen who travels back to his home town (in Egypt) after living in the US for 20 years. He has this idea of Egypt being a wonderful and amazing country, but the idea soon crashes as he faces reality. After arriving in Egypt, Masry is treated badly when he uses his Egyptian Passport. But then when he starts using his American Passport as an identification card, he is paid with a lot of respect. He faces many problems as he loses both passports.

Age Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 131min

Extra details

Original Title: عسل أسود
Original Language: Arabic
Directed By: Khaled Marei
Production Companies
A United Bros. Cinema Distribution