
The Great Fava Beans of China
Directed by Sherif Arafa
Produced by Oscar Pictures
A lighthearted comedy about a cowardly young man thrust into absurd international circumstances, balancing family dysfunction with fish-out-of-water hijinks.
Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles
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Is The Great Fava Beans of China easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Great Fava Beans of China scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Great Fava Beans of China sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does The Great Fava Beans of China end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Great Fava Beans of China violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
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