Uprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.
Acting
Nour Al Nabawy's restless physicality—he plays like he's escaping himself.
Direction
Raouf El Sayed shoots Cairo's streets with documentary grime and mythic light.
Director
Raouf El Sayed
Nour Al Nabawy
Majed
Ahmed Ghozzi
Shishtawi
Nour Ehab
Lana
Ahmad Bahar
Ahmed Hamdy (Hetta)
Abdelrahman Mohamed
Omar
Khaled El Zahaby
Al Nos
Selim Hani
Karim
Sherif Desouqy
Mohamed Saad (School Principal)
Ahmed Hossam Mido
Mohamed Shalash
Bayoumi Fouad
Commentator
Laila Ezz El Arab
Malik's Grandmother
Firas Saayed
Majed's Father
Reema Mostafa
Mayar
Karima Mansour
Majed's Mother
Youssef Omar
Bassam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
El Harifa is Egyptian slang for 'the skill'—street football culture so specific it resists translation. The film spawned actual youth league interest post-release.
Nour Al Nabawy trained with real El-Gezira club players for four months; his limp in the third act wasn't scripted—he actually sprained his ankle mid-shoot.
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