Three graduates, zero hope, one devastating decision — Egypt's most honest film about leaving.
Three young fresh graduates who cannot adapt to their society and feel alienated, (Kamal) the young scientist who does not adapt with the few possibilities to do research that benefit his country, (Mustafa) the young man concerned with the issues of the country who collides with the opinions of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper in which he works as a journalist, (Nabil) In front of him, manifestations of corruption and embezzlement continue in the hospital in which he works, and he is unable to do anything, so they feel despair, and he decides to emigrate.
Acting
Mahmoud Moursy's silent despair says everything.
Cinematography
Black-and-white frames that suffocate with Cairo's heat.
Writing
Three parallel disillusionments, zero easy answers.
Director
Subhi Shafiq
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Sadat's open-door policy, this was one of few films to question who actually benefited from Egypt's 'modernization.' Director Subhi Shafik was effectively blacklisted after.
The title 'Meet' (ميت, meaning 'dead' in Arabic) wasn't just metaphor — censors initially banned it for implying Egypt itself was lifeless to its youth.
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