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The Thief and the Dogs

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The Thief and the Dogs (2024)

130 min - Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller - 3 December 2024
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This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.

Director:  Kamal El Sheikh
Writers:  Kamal El Sheikh, Sabry Ezzat, Naguib Mahfouz
Stars:  Shokry Sarhan (Saeed Mahran), Shadia (Nour), Kamal El-Shennawy (Raouf Alwan), Fakher Fakher (El-Sheikh...
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Life or Death

Poster for the movie "Life or Death"
Poster for the movie "Life or Death"

Life or Death (1954)

95 min - Drama, Thriller - 6 December 1954
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A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

Director:  Kamal El Sheikh
Writers:  Ali El Zorkani
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Karnak Café

Poster for the movie "Al-Karnak"
Poster for the movie "Al-Karnak"

Al-Karnak (1975)

140 min - Drama, Political corruption - 29 December 1975
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In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

Director:  Ali Badrakhan
Writers:  Naguib Mahfouz, Mamdouh Al Laithy
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