Asad versus 7 Dogs: Two starkly different movies compete to be the summer Arab blockbuster

Asad versus 7 Dogs: Two starkly different movies compete to be the summer Arab blockbuster Submitted by Joseph Fahim on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 09:28 A historical epic takes on a Bad Boys style action romp in what our critic describes as the Barbenheimer of Arab cinema Ahmed Ezz stars as Khalid, described by his colleagues as the 'star of Interpol' (Black Bear) Off It’s the Barbenheimer of the Arab box office: the two biggest summer blockbusters are locked in a frenzied battle for the soul of regional cinema. In one corn