The Blue Elephant (2014)
The Blue Elephant (2014)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Karim Abdel Aziz
Dr. Yehia Rashed
Khaled El Sawy
Sherif Al Kordy
Nelly Karim
Lobna
Mohamed Mamdouh
Dr. Sameh
Mohamed Shaheen
Shaker
Lebleba
Dr. Safaa
Sherine Reda
Deega
Dareen Haddad
Maya
Yasser Ali Maher
Dr.Kilani
Gamil Barsoum
Sayyed
Mohamed Abu ElWafa
Mohsen
Khaled Kamal
Dr.Salah Rajaei
Marwan Hamed
Director
Mohamed Farouk Shiba
Fox
Ahmed Mourad
Writer
Kamel Abo-Ali
Producer
Sherif El Moallem
Producer
Hesham Nazih
Composer
Ahmad Al Morsy
Cinematographer
Ahmed Hafez
Editor
Mohamed Atteya
ProductionDesigner
Tarek Mostafa
Special Effects Supervisor / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Hisham Mostafa
Rotoscoping Artist
Ahmed Gaber
Sound Mixer
Tamer Ashry
Second Assistant Director
Ahmed Rasheed
First Assistant Director
Nahed Nasrallah
Costume Design
Ramzy Amer
Tattoo Designer
Fadi Fahim
Executive Producer
Walid Sabbagh
Production Manager
Steve Rafter
Additional Soundtrack
Firas Saayed
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 28, 2014
Original Nameالفيل الأزرق
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 31m
Budget$3,500,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Blue Elephant (Egyptian 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. Al Fil Al Azraq 2) released in 2019.
According to Ahmed Mourad, writer of the Arabic novel, the book and the film hold two different endings. Director Marwan Hamed proposed a change in the closing scene of the movie to allow the film to adapt and satisfy a large mass of audience.The Blue Elephant received mixed reviews but performed well in the Egyptian Box-office during Eid time. The film did not follow the formula of the recent slew of Egyptian comedies, yet it managed to win over audiences across the Arab region. The film gained up to 30 million Egyptian pounds, which is approximately 4.2 million U.S. Dollars. As of 2021, it is the 5th highest rated horror film on IMDb with a rating of 8.2.