Review of Clash

Clash (2016)
5/10
An important topic, but the treatment is more wearying than enlightening
5 May 2020
In the chaotic aftermath of the overthrow of the Egyptian government in 2013, a disparate group of citizens find themselves arrested and thrown inside a police van, where the entirity of Mohamed Diab's claustrophic film then unfolds. Unfortuantely, there are too many characters, all of whose dominant mode of communication seems to be shouting, for much of a story to develop. What do these people care about, and why, beyond their immediate fate? Beyond a few hints, it never becomes clear. The result is sadly monontonic and wearying.
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