Reviews

Tejas Nair

December 4, 2020
7.0
Cities on Speed: Cairo Garbage is a deadpan take on the huge garbage problem in the Egyptian capital, and although it was filmed in 2009, the message still seems to ring true now in 2020. It is a documentary that makes you realize how simple it might be where you live and it's apparent that the condition will most likely be better than how it is in Cairo. People, after having been dependent on door-to-door garbage collection for decades, now throw their refuse on the streets. There is no proper state-sponsored garbage collection or waste management, which has resulted in private companies entering the field, largely to no great impact. All of this is narrated in this cool 50-minute documentary that is a lot unbiased (it interviews two people and also captures the irony - they have the garbage problem yet they litter the streets unknowingly). I don't know why they chose that merry jingle to go with the animation but it's still a good watch about the problems associated with garbage collection in a big city like Cairo. **Grade B**. (Watched at the 2020 IIHS UrbanLens Film Festival.)

Recommendation Movies

7.1
Drama
View
7.1
Diamond Island
Diamond Island2016
7.3
Drama
View
7.3
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I1944
As
6.7
Action
View
6.7
Deep Cover
Deep Cover2025
7.4
Animation
View
7.4
Dune
Dune2020
6.9
Crime
View
6.9
The Last Stop in Yuma County
The Last Stop in Yuma County2024
7.1
Action
View
7.1
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII2024
5.8
Action
View
5.8
The Bricklayer
The Bricklayer2023
6.2
Action
View
6.2
Cash Out
Cash Out2024
5.5
Comedy
View
5.5
Cocorico
Cocorico2024
5.8
Drama
View
5.8
Star
Star1982
7.4
Comedy
View
7.4
Three Colors: White
Three Colors: White1994
5.6
Thriller
View
5.6
Something in the Water
Something in the Water2024
6
Science Fiction
View
6
Bionic
Bionic2024
8.1
Science Fiction
View
8.1
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two2024
6.3
Drama
View
6.3
An Ideal Father
An Ideal Father2024
6.8
Drama
View
6.8
Borgo
Borgo2024
6
Romance
View
6
Picture This
Picture This2025
5.4
Music
View
5.4
Wagakki Band Japan Tour 2019 REACT -New Chapter-
Wagakki Band Japan Tour 2019 REACT -New Chapter-2020
© 2025 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt