Zelal
2010, English. Directed by Marianne Khoury & Mustapha Hasnaoui.
Zelal is a documentary that's an invitation to delve into the world of psychiatry and "madness" in Egypt. It meets the ordinary madmen and women banished to mental institutions by Egyptian society and offers more than just a journey into their world of shadows. The hospitals end up becoming the only place patients can conceive, not because they are truly "crazy", but because they fear the outside world. The film forces viewers to put their own preconceptions and interpretations to the test, reminding us that freedom is precarious in a society that does not tolerate any differences.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Zelal is streaming on Shahid VIP in India.
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- Released
- 9 September 2010
- Original title
- ظلال
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, Egypt, France, Morocco
- Written by
- Marianne Khoury, Mustapha Hasnaoui
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Zelal runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Which OTT platform is Zelal on?
Zelal is streaming on Shahid VIP in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Zelal?
If you liked Zelal, try Trainwreck: The Real Project X, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library, Fuck.
Who directed Zelal?
Zelal (2010) was directed by Marianne Khoury and Mustapha Hasnaoui.