A desperate father's moral compass spins out of control — and the prison walls close in from both sides.
The events of this film revolve around Hamdi (Farid Shawqi), who works as an officer in a prison. Hamdi is married and has a child suffering from paralysis, whose treatment requires a large sum of money.
Acting
Farid Shawqi's haunted eyes carry entire scenes without dialogue.
Direction
Niazi Mostafa turns Cairo's streets into a claustrophobic trap.
Director
Niazi Mostafa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1960s Egyptian 'realist cinema' movement that confronted poverty and institutional failure head-on, rare for its era.
Farid Shawqi, usually typecast as tough guys, lobbied hard for this role to prove his dramatic range — and won Best Actor at Cairo Film Festival.
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