A social worker in the Prison Service writes reports on the prisoners' psychological condition. In prison, an old classmate of his, who has become a successful businessman, invites him to a party, where he meets his old pals, realizes he's a failure, and rethinks his life again.
Acting
Ahmed Helmy's cringe-comedy mastery—physically painful to watch.
Writing
Social worker protagonist weaponizes psychology reports for petty revenge.
Director
Mohammad Shaker Khodeir
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Egyptian cinema's rare honest look at white-collar humiliation—usually reserved for rural class struggles.
The 'Eks' nickname (X) becomes literal: Mustafa's entire identity reduced to a canceled variable in others' success equations.
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