Omar decides to emigrate to America as his 30th birthday approaches, but first he wants to get revenge on the people who have gotten in his way.
Acting
Ahmed Helmy steals scenes as chaotic best friend.
Production
Peak Y2K Cairo aesthetic, gloriously dated.
Director
Ahmed Atef
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Captures a specific late-90s Egyptian middle-class obsession with emigration to the US, pre-9/11.
Mona Zaki and Ahmed Helmy became huge stars; this early collaboration shows raw comedic timing before their blockbuster era.
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