When Lamiaa goes to the police to find her brother's killer, officer Essam goes undercover to infiltrate the gang and tries to uncover the identity of the gang's leader and Lamiaa's brother's killer.
Acting
Rushdy Abaza's smoldering ambiguity steals every frame.
Cinematography
Cairo at night never looked more deliciously dangerous.
Direction
Zulficar stretches tension like taffy over 170 minutes.
Director
Ezz Eldin Zulficar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Egyptian cinema's answer to Hollywood noir, but with sharper teeth and actual moral consequences.
Rushdy Abaza and Sabah's chemistry was so explosive they became real-life lovers during production.
EG
