The Blue Elephant (2014)

The story of Dr. Yehia, a psychotherapist at Al Abbasia hospital. He works in the department treating the criminally insane, only to find his best friend to be one of the patients. Trying ... See full summary »

Director:

Marwan Hamed

Writer:

Ahmed Mourad

Stars:

Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El-Sawi, Nelly Karim

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Karim Abdel Aziz	...	Dr. Yehia Rashed
Khaled El-Sawi	...	Sherif Al Kordy / Na'el / El Ma'mon (as Khaled El Sawy)
Nelly Karim	...	Lobna
Muhammad Mamdooh	...	Dr. Sameh
Lebleba	...	Dr. Safaa
Shirin Redha	...	Deega (as Sherin Reda)
Dareen Haddad	...	Maya
Gamil Barsoum	...	Sayyed
Muhammad Abu Al Wafa	...	Mohsin
Feras Said	...	Awni
Mohamed Shahin	...	Shaker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sahar Abdulhameed	...	Mervat
Yasser Ali Maher	...	Dr. Kilany
Mohamed Abdel Azim	...	Taxi Driver
Galal El Ashari

Storyline

The story of Dr. Yehia, a psychotherapist at Al Abbasia hospital. He works in the department treating the criminally insane, only to find his best friend to be one of the patients. Trying to help his friend he finds himself going down the rabbit hole.

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Plot Keywords:

downward spiral | egyptian | psychiatrist | schizophrenia | demon | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are many scenes in the novel that are not mentioned in the movie.

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Goofs

When Yehia goes to the hospital for the second time and enters his office we see him writing with his left hand. In the next shot we see him writing with his right hand.

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Quotes

Sherif Al Kordy: What is it? What happened? Am I not supposed to Burn?

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Connections

Referenced in The Blue Elephant 2 (2019)

User Reviews

the best movie in Egypt in the last 4 years

i really loved the movie i have read the novel about 2 years ago and i was waiting for the movie to come up i thought i am gonna get disappointed from the movie because this type of movie never been done in Egypt and the crew is young but there was one insuring thing that Ahmed mourad whose gonna write the movie it was excellent really enjoyed the movie and the length of the movie is perfect its filled with thriller and makes you think what is gonna to happened next takes your attention you wanna listen to every word so focused in it really it gives example to producers that good script and good stories always succeed. the best movie in the last 4years in Egypt.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Egypt

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

28 July 2014 (Egypt)

Also Known As:

The Blue Elephant

Filming Locations:

Cairo, Egypt

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$695,436

Company Credits

Production Co:

Al Shorouk for Media Productions, Albatross Production Company, Lighthouse Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Color:

Color