Egyptian prison exploitation so wild, the censors probably needed therapy.
Gamila is sentenced to one year in prison for manslaughter. Inside the prison, she meets a group of dangerous women and their leader Arwah who turned the prison into a drug den . She tries to controlol Gamila but she fights back.
Acting
Fifi Abdou devours scenery as Arwah—camp icon, terrifying queen.
Production
Shot in actual Egyptian prison, bureaucratic miracle it exists.
Director
Ali Abdel-Khalek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few Egyptian films to explicitly critique prison conditions during Mubarak era, smuggled political commentary through exploitation tropes.
Fifi Abdou was Egypt's biggest bellydance star; director cast her against type as prison kingpin, causing industry scandal. She never acted in drama again.
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