A broke everyman accidentally joins a film crew that's secretly smuggling cash—then hijackers show up. Chaos ensues.
Zaki Al Banas suffers from the troubles of life and his instability in a job that meets the needs of his poor family, gets acquainted with a cinematic team that came to photograph some scenes in his lane, seek help from some scenes, then joins them and gets an opportunity to travel outside Egypt, their work is evident in the smuggling of currency, and during the trip The plane is hijacked, and Zaki stops the hijackers, and events escalate.
Acting
Sayed Zayan's frantic everyman carries the entire absurd premise.
Direction
Dual directors somehow keep this tonal chaos coherent.
Director
Abdel Ghany Zaky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
El Barashot captures 1990s Egypt's economic desperation under structural adjustment, where legitimate work collapsed and hustles flourished.
Sayed Zayan was primarily a theater comedian; this rare leading film role let him stretch his physical comedy to action-absurdity.
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