Rattle the Cage

Rattle the Cage is a 2015 crime thriller film directed and co-written by Majid Al Ansari. It is reportedly the first film of its genre to be produced in the United Arab Emirates.

Plot

The film is about a man, held in a cell in a remote police station for a minor disturbance, who becomes involuntarily involved in a plan by a corrupt and violent police officer.

Cast

Saleh Bakri as Talal
Ali Suliman as Dabaan
Yasa as Aida
Ahd Kamel as Wafa
Abdall Bu Abed as Sherif Usman

Reception

The film was called a "world-class neo-noir thriller" by Joe Leydon writing for Variety (magazine). It was also praised by the reviewers for Huffington Post and The Austin Chronicle.