A thief hides in a restaurant and stumbles into a murder plot. Egyptian noir chaos ensues.
Ramzi works as a hotel servant and supports his family.As a result of the increasing financial burdens on him, he steals money from a hotel customer and flee.He is followed by police officers who hide in a restaurant and decide to stay until the situation calms down. After a while he discovers the intention of the wife of the owner of the restaurant and planning to get rid of her husband.
Acting
Adel Emam's frantic everyman energy carries every scene.
Direction
Radi turns a single location into a pressure cooker.
Director
Mohammad Radi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Egypt's Infitah economic opening, the film captures working-class anxiety as neoliberal policies eroded social safety nets.
Adel Emam was transitioning from theater here; his physical comedy roots clash fascinatingly with the thriller elements, creating accidental tension.
EG
