A prison where corruption rots the walls and one man still believes in justice.
An innocent Coptic citizen who was unjustly arrested by a corrupt officer,is sent to jail, until an honorable officer is transferred to the prison as a punishment for rejecting corruption. He discovers the truth about the innocent Coptic, and tries to communicate with the officials to save him.
Acting
Farouq Al Fishawy's slow-burn desperation is devastating.
Direction
Bahnasy frames claustrophobia like a prison of the soul.
Director
Amaly Bahnasy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few 90s Egyptian films to explicitly address Coptic persecution by state security, making it quietly radical for its era.
Director Amaly Bahnasy was among the rare female filmmakers in Egyptian cinema tackling political corruption; this remains her most widely discussed work.
EG
