The Washing Machine

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The Washing Machine, is a 2020 Egyptian movie, directed by Essam Abdel Hamid, and starring Ahmed Hatem, Hana Al Zahed, Mahmoud Hemida. with a runtime of 110 minutes.

Overview

The Washing Machine is an Arabic fantasy comedy built around a brilliantly absurd premise: a high-tech washing machine that doubles as a time-travel device. What sounds like a gift quickly becomes a source of comic chaos, as the machine's users blunder through different eras, creating contradictions, misunderstandings, and impossible situations. The film uses its time-travel conceit as a vehicle for sharp situational humor, exploring how human nature — with all its impatience and carelessness — remains unchanged no matter the era it finds itself in.

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