The Long Way Down

Emirati Arabi Uniti / United Arab Emirates 2012
HD, Dolby SR, col., 13′
The Arab Ali and the occidental Ed are violently fighting after they have bumped accidentally into each other on the 59th floor of a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi. After been thrown into the elevator by a security guard, they’re blaming each other. However, through the colourful characters that they meet during the descent, their hostility disappears and they realize they have much more in common than they thought. Meanwhile, owing to a misunderstanding, the security team mistakes Ed and Aly for two dangerous terrorists who threaten the building’s calmness. So begins the pursuit.[:]