Rattle the Cage

This article is about the film. For the Flobots song, see Noenemies.

Rattle the Cage (also known as Zinzana, meaning "cell" in Arabic^[1]) is a 2015 crime thriller film directed and co-written by Majid Al Ansari.^[2] It is reportedly the first film of its genre to be produced in the United Arab Emirates.^[3][1]

Rattle the Cage
Directed by	Majid Al Ansari
Written by	Ruckus Skye Lane Skye
Produced by	Rula Nasser Rami Yasin
Starring	Saleh Bakri Ali Suliman Yasa Ahd
Cinematography	Colin Lévêque
Edited by	Shahnaz Dulaimy
Music by	Jerry Lane Trevor Gureckis
Production company	Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
Release date	10 December 2015 (2015-12-10)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United Arab Emirates
Language	Arabic

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 (credited as Ahd)
• Abdall Bu Abed as Sherif Usman

Reception

The film was called a "world-class neo-noir thriller" by Joe Leydon writing for Variety (magazine).^[3] It was also praised by the reviewers for Huffington Post and The Austin Chronicle.^[4][1]