When Mostafa arrives to Ukraine, he witnesses the kidnapping of an Egyptian scientist. Eventually he gets involved in rescuing him, in a country he knows nothing about.
Acting
Ahmed Ezz's panic is genuinely infectious.
Practical Effects
Ukrainian locations shot on location — no faking Kyiv.
Director
Sandra Nashaat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few Egyptian action films to shoot extensively in post-Soviet Ukraine, capturing a specific 2000s Arab cinema fascination with Eastern European locales.
Sandra Nashaat was a rare woman directing action in Arab cinema; she reportedly fought to keep the Ukrainian locations over cheaper green-screen alternatives.
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