Out on the Street

At a glance

Out on the Street, is a 2015 Egyptian movie, directed by Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk, and starring Ahmed El Rob', Ahmed El Nouby, Hassan Gharieb. with a runtime of 71 minutes.

Overview

Out on the Street is an experimental Egyptian film in which nine men gather for a workshop on a rooftop, where they stage confrontations drawn from everyday life — encounters with police and workplace authority. The film deliberately inhabits the space between the theatrical and the real, using performance as a lens to examine social tensions. The factory setting functions as a microcosm of Egypt itself, with the film's rooftop becoming an unlikely stage for political and class dynamics. A formally inventive work that challenges what documentary and drama can mean when combined in the same frame.

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