Clash

Clash

Conflict is on the inside.

Directed by Mohamed Diab

Produced by Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International, ARTE France Cinéma

201695 min7.5 / 10

A claustrophobic, politically charged thriller that traps strangers of opposing ideologies in a police truck during Cairo's revolutionary chaos, forcing confrontation with systemic violence and moral complicity.

In 2013, in Cairo, a tragic fate brings together several detainees from different political and social backgrounds inside a police truck, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of president Morsi.

Questions people ask

  • Is Clash sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Clash scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Clash easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Clash end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Clash violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise82

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Clash

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Clash

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Clash, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Clash, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Clash, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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