The Blue Elephant

Based On the book by Ahmed Mourad

The Blue Elephant (Arabic: الفيل الأزرق, romanized: Al Fil Al Azraq) is a 2014 Egyptian drama/horror/mystery film produced and directed by Marwan Hamed in Cairo, Egypt. The story was originally translated into film from a 2012 Arabic novel written by the famous Egyptian writer Ahmed Mourad, and starring Egyptian actors Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El Sawy and Nelly Karim. The film talks about a man called Yehia, who unwillingly comes out of isolation after five years, to resume his service in El-Abbaseya psychiatric hospital, where he is in charge of evaluating the mental health of the criminally insane. It was followed by a sequel The Blue Elephant 2 (Arabic: 2 الفيل الأزرق, translit.

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Release date:

2014

Director:

Marwan Hamed

Cast:

Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El Sawy, Nelly Karim, Dareen Haddad, Lebleba

Genre:

Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Psychological thriller

Country:

Egypt

Language:

Arabic

Year page:

2014 in adaptations