Two brothers, one impossible prison break, and magic that's definitely not just smoke and mirrors.
Two magician brothers, Taha and Rashad El-Shenawy, prepare to pull off a magic trick to free their wrongfully imprisoned father.
Direction
Peter Mimi's claustrophobic framing makes every trick feel dangerous.
Acting
Amr Waked and Fishawy's brother chemistry crackles with old resentments.
Director
Peter Mimi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the rare Egyptian thrillers to blend traditional magic (shah'at al-mu'jizat) with heist mechanics, reflecting real Cairo street performer culture.
The 'monkey talks' trick references an actual vintage Egyptian carnival act, updated here with surveillance-state paranoia.
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