Stranded

At a glance

Stranded, is a 2015 Tunisian movie, directed by Jamil Najjar, and starring Lotfi Abdelli, Néjib Belkadhi, Chedly Arfaoui. with a runtime of 26 minutes.

Overview

Stranded is a sharp Moroccan short comedy centering on Ghassra, an Arab taxi driver who simply needs to answer nature's call beside a roadside tree — an innocent act that spirals into a cascade of absurd confrontations. He is successively challenged by an ambitious election candidate, a passionate football fan, a religious extremist, and a stern policeman, each encounter a comic mirror held up to the contradictions and tensions of everyday Arab society. A compact and witty social satire packed into a single scenario.

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