Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer, and Hassan comes out of prison to avenge.
Acting
Nour El-Sherif's silent prison years speak volumes.
Direction
El-Tayeb turns Suez into a character of crumbling loyalties.
Writing
Who betrayed whom? The script keeps you guessing.
Director
Atef El-Tayeb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the twilight of Egypt's golden age of cinema, this reflects real anxieties about Sinai and collaboration that official discourse rarely addressed.
Nour El-Sherif reportedly did his own prison sequence in one continuous 11-minute take that director El-Tayeb refused to cut.
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