Zinzana
- 2015
- 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
Being behind bars is the least of Talal's problems as the insane Officer Daban plays a cruel game. In order to save himself and his family, Talal has to play along.Being behind bars is the least of Talal's problems as the insane Officer Daban plays a cruel game. In order to save himself and his family, Talal has to play along.Being behind bars is the least of Talal's problems as the insane Officer Daban plays a cruel game. In order to save himself and his family, Talal has to play along.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Being from the Middle East I was really hoping that this film would not fall into the old clichés of love conquers all no matter what love is the answer sadly that was not the case the acting was good the jailor was a perfect psychopath and the main character was sympathetic enough though he could've been a bit stronger in the role. I really hope in 2020 and beyond Arab cinema will get Beyond the love clichés and also with that the always identifiable schmaltzy music
Talal has gotten himself into trouble. He went to his ex-wife's new town of residence and got into a fight. Now he is in a dirty, dark (and probably smelly) cell in a police station in the middle of nowhere, waiting for the judge to decide on his future, with a lazy cop keeping an eye on him, and with little hope of being able to see his ex-wife again. However, when Dabaan, a cop from another station, comes in, things take a turn for the unexpected.
"Rattle the Cage" is a great thriller, gripping, with an amazing set-up (the reasons of which, we, the viewers, actually know very little of) that puts two men in very different situations face to face, with their lives on the line. Will Dabaan get his objective, whatever it is? And will he kill Talal? What options of leaving the place alive has actually Talal left?
If the beginning of the movie is good, but relaxed, from the very first moment Ali Suliman (as Dabaan) enters the scene, the movie goes to a whole new level of gripping and crazy. However, even if the atmosphere, acting and color palette is amazing, the story falters a little bit towards the end, with a couple of moments that are stretched a little bit thin.
You won't regret watching it, though.
"Rattle the Cage" is a great thriller, gripping, with an amazing set-up (the reasons of which, we, the viewers, actually know very little of) that puts two men in very different situations face to face, with their lives on the line. Will Dabaan get his objective, whatever it is? And will he kill Talal? What options of leaving the place alive has actually Talal left?
If the beginning of the movie is good, but relaxed, from the very first moment Ali Suliman (as Dabaan) enters the scene, the movie goes to a whole new level of gripping and crazy. However, even if the atmosphere, acting and color palette is amazing, the story falters a little bit towards the end, with a couple of moments that are stretched a little bit thin.
You won't regret watching it, though.
'Rattle the Cage', is an awesome movie in every respect. I's totally gripping from the very start and the character of psycho cop Daban, is played with a stroke of genius by the arabic actor, Ali Suliman. It's indeed a total surprise and you don't see much coming out of Hollywood that can come remotely close to this type of intensity. a bigger surprise is, that it's come out of the United Arab Emirates! I really enjoy a good prison drama but if I had known previously the origins of this, I don't think I would have picked it up and watched it!?
Heard some good things about this film and it lives up to the hype. A very smart, edgy contained thriller. Great visuals. I'm keeping an eye on this director to see what he can do with a bigger budget. Highly recommended.
As we've come to expect out of India (I'm not sure if it's Indian or Bollywood or not) what acting!! Absolutely wonderful. Totally immersing and never missed a beat. Kudos to all involved!!!
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $89,983
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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