When a troubled archaeologist uncovers ancient secrets that could revolutionize the world’s energy supply, he becomes the target of a shadowy organization determined to keep the knowledge buried. In a race against time and powerful enemies, he must decide between revealing the truth and protecting his daughter from the deadly forces closing in on them.
Production
$20M budget—Egypt's most expensive film ever, and it shows.
Stunts
Practical desert chases that Hollywood would CGI into oblivion.
Director
Peter Mimi
Karim Abdel Aziz
Youssef Al-Jamal
Eyad Nassar
Asser
Yasmine Sabry
Mariam
Ahmed Ghozzi
Moro
Essam Elsakka
Saqr
Tamer Nabil
Shams's brother
Mahmoud El-Bezzawy
Dr. Kamal
Safaa Al Toukhy
Director of the Mental Hospital
Maged El Kedwany
Guest of Honor
Hana Al Zahed
Guest of Honor
Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Atef - Guest of Honor
Mostafa Ghareb
Malak - Guest of Honor
Rashad Roshdy
Fortunato - Vatican employee
Amir Karara
Guest of Honor
Shaima Saif
Guest of Honor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is Egypt's push for pan-Arab blockbuster dominance, explicitly positioning itself against Hollywood's Orientalist adventure tropes by centering Egyptian heroes reclaiming their own archaeological heritage.
The 'ancient energy source' concept was allegedly inspired by real fringe theories about the Great Pyramid's electromagnetic properties—director Peter Mimi spent three years researching alternative archaeology before writing.
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