The Worthy

October. 08,2016      
Rating:
5.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A visually spectacular dystopian take on an Arab world torn apart by social disorder.

Ali Suliman as  Jamal
Rakeen Saad as  Maryam
Maisa Abd Elhadi as  Gulbin
Ruba Blal as  raya
Habib Ghuloom as  

Reviews

Hellen
2016/10/08

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Grimerlana
2016/10/09

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

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ThedevilChoose
2016/10/10

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Bob
2016/10/11

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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provisional ennuist
2016/10/12

Incredibly stupid decisions start driving the movie after the first 30 minutes. What's worse than a by-the-numbers plot? A script insisting that its characters are so stupid, it makes you wonder how they survived that long in the first place. Never mind whatever context or culture the story is supposed to exist in; this is as unworthy as movies can get.

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ahmadsayed-52652
2016/10/13

I got why a lot the reviewer mention no idea, but it need some Arabian, culture to get it, the movie start with a warning from a people called black-flags , in arabian prophecies black flag is a group will show up at the end of days, some people will think them good other will think of them as evilthe plot using unfortunately very vivid symbols, by picking character names same as prophets name Aisa = Jesus, Mariam = Marry, Dawood = David The idea as per my understanding that the prophet appears at the end of era to correct the path of humanity, but the followers came after and twist their teaching to become racist The symbol are vivid but the writer choose them carefully, following the historical and arabian interpretation to the Holly booksSo westerns may miss the idea, overall the movie could be much better, but it is "Worthy ;) "

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Aysser Ishtieh
2016/10/14

Useless movie and waste of time.. It has no idea with a very poor performance and poor editing with the use of poor video editing technics like all fire scenes. The voice is not clear at all even for Arabic language speakers. The accent of the actors was varying between Syrian Jordanian Iraqi and Emarati. With the use of unnecessary bad words.

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Lloyd Bayer
2016/10/15

Not long ago he charmed us with City of Life, an almost true to life depiction of life in Dubai. This time imminent Emirati director Ali F Mostafa grabs our attention with a premonition of what could happen in the not so distant future. Set in a derelict dystopia where clean water has become a precious commodity (if it isn't already, time to wake up people!) The Worthy opens with a warning and in it a protruding message about the fate of humanity. The first fifteen minutes is also a warning that violence will be brutal, bloody, and at times extremely unforgiving. We are then introduced to about ten survivors living in an abandoned aircraft factory. They have a huge water tank but low on ammunition, thus making them sitting ducks for drifters. With the palette already dark and dusty, the arrival of two mysterious strangers escalates the film into a bottomless pit of spectacular chaos.Shot mostly in a single location, what follows is a deadly game of cat-and-mouse where one by one, characters are picked-off in gruesome death traps. While the fates of these characters are somewhat predictable, why they are being killed forms the central message in the film. As such, it won't take long for viewers to realise that the theme on water scarcity is just the outer layer of this diabolical thriller that finds its footing in slasher territory. That the makers seem to have had free reign on death scenes is evident in violence that is almost on par with carnage in the Saw films. Even so, repetitiveness is kept to a minimum in favour of keeping the action grounded and beautifully choreographed. With an ensemble cast and a credible script from horror writer Vikram Veet, The Worthy may feel familiar to the post-apocalyptic canon but it's still a commendable effort and a leap forward in Arab cinema. Like City of Life before (including actors from that film), The Worthy is built on a platform of philosophical ironies that many may not see at first. But it's there and waiting to be discovered, just like the emerging Arab film market. And judging from the applause at the end of this screening, it also shows that Emirati cinema can be distinctly Arabic and strangely alluring at the same time.

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