The Great Fava Beans of China
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67% Critic Match

The Great Fava Beans of China

6.7 / 10 2004 1h 45mNR Arabic
Comedy

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Mohamed Henedi

Mohamed Henedi

محيي الشرقاوي

Lead
Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya

Kamala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya

لي - مُترجمة محيي

KW

Kowit Wattanakul

أبو لي

Mohamed Shoman

Mohamed Shoman

ممتاز الدمنهوري

Sami Sarhan

Sami Sarhan

جابر الشرقاوي

Soliman Eid

Soliman Eid

عبده - عم محيي

Hagag Abdel Azim

Hagag Abdel Azim

زينهم - عم محيي

Said Tarabeek

Said Tarabeek

فاروق الطباخ - زوج أم محيى

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sherif Arafa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Great Fava Beans of China is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker