An Egyptian exploitation thriller so sleazy it makes you shower after watching.
Direction
Abdel-Khalek weaponizes Cairo's chaos as a predator itself.
Acting
Huda Ramzi's terror reads devastatingly authentic throughout.
Director
Ali Abdel-Khalek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Egypt's 1980s 'tough cinema' wave merged social realism with exploitation tropes, often starring Farouq Al Fishawy as the era's most recognizable villain face.
The film's literal title caused distribution chaos internationally; some markets retitled it 'Escape' while others leaned into the provocation for grindhouse circuits.
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