Egypt's first superhero flick: a student builds a robot for revenge and accidentally starts a revolution.
An engineering college student invents the first of its kind robot in the Middle East, in an attempt to avenge his father's death and achieve justice, which gets him pursued by the authorities.
Practical Effects
The janky robot design has more soul than Marvel's billion-dollar CGI.
Production
Cairo sci-fi on a shoestring—ambition punching way above budget.
Director
Peter Mimi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Egypt's tightened censorship era; the anti-police themes somehow squeaked through, making it a stealth political statement.
The robot was built by the actual engineering department at Cairo University—those welding imperfections are authentic student work.
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