Egypt's underbelly bites back — and it's weirdly hilarious.
A registered felon, known as Al-Almany, lives in the slums and tries to find his way out by any means necessary, including criminal acts and harassment.
Acting
Mohamed Ramadan's volcanic screen presence before he became a meme.
Direction
Alaa Elsherif's unflinching gaze at Cairo's invisible underclass.
Director
Alaa Elsherif
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released post-revolution, it captured Egypt's disillusionment with 'change' — the slums stayed slums, just louder now.
Ramadan reportedly lived in Manshiyat Nasr for two weeks pre-shoot; locals initially thought he was actual police informant.
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