During World War II, a tribal chief travels to Cairo to buy weapons. He asks for Shams Al Zanati's help to protect his oasis from Marshal Bar'i.
Acting
Adel Emam's magnetic charisma carries every scene effortlessly.
Direction
Samir Seif balances epic scope with intimate tribal politics.
Production
Ambitious WWII Cairo sets on a 1991 Egyptian budget.
Director
Samir Seif
Adel Emam
Shams El-Zanati
Mahmoud Hemida
Marshal Borei
Sawsan Badr
Henna
Mahmoud El Gendy
Salamat Al-Tafshan
Mustafa Metwalli
Sayed Sperto
Ahmed Maher
Abdo Qarnas
Ibrahim Nasr
Geady
Ali Abdel Raheem
Sambo
Rushdy ElMahdy
Shiek Etman
Said Tarabeek
Dadour
Noha ElAmroussi
Nena'a
Ahmed Sami Abdallah
Ghareib Mahmoud
Karim Al Husainy
Abdullah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film arrived as Egypt was processing Gulf War anxieties, reframing WWII resistance as national pride.
Adel Emam performed most of his own riding stunts after the hired double kept falling off.
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