A typical day at a nightclub at Al-Haram street is turned upside down when a terrorist decides to blow up the building. A plunge into the lives of a group of people who are drastically different but equally interesting.
Acting
Khaled El Sawy's bomber is terrifyingly ordinary.
Writing
Dialogue that breathes—slang, bickering, sudden tenderness.
Production
Al-Haram street recreated with sweaty, neon authenticity.
Director
Sameh Abdel Aziz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 2008, it captures pre-2011 Cairo nightlife that would soon vanish—making its tension feel eerily prophetic.
Sameh Abdel Aziz insisted on real nightclub locations; the cast's genuine claustrophobia in scenes wasn't always acting.
EG
