Summary
Alexandria, Egypt, 1940. Three young Egyptians come to the aid of a woman being attacked by three British soldiers. One of them is arrested and thrown in jail. When the military surrounds the police station and begins an all-out assault, it's up to one man, Gen. Youssef al-Masri, to defend his prison and protect his people.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 57
Audience score62%
IMDb5.6
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.6/5
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for action movies, +7 min on the typical 108
typical 108115Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 39 more
+8Released
2018
June 15, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ActionWarDramaLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Egypt
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 19 more22 people
- Amir Kararaالبكباشي يوسف المصري
- Ghada Abdel Razekزوبة - فتاة البغاء
- Mahmoud Hemidaبكباشي معزول عزت الوحش
- Mostafa Khaterعصفورة - اللص
- Bayoumi Fouadرياض الشندويلي - عضو مجلس النواب
- Fouad Sharaf El Dinالجنرال آدم فرانك
- Scott Adkinsالضابط المجنون
- Mahmoud Hegazyاليوزباشي صالح
Mohamed Ezzإبراهيم
Mohamed Ali Rizkسعد
Diabباس حسبو - عميل الانجليز
Fathy Abdel Wahabالبكباشي حمزة الهواري
Rogenaنوال
Eman El Assiفاتن
Mahmoud El-Bezzawyمذيع باﻹذاعة
Mayan ElSayedهند - الفتاة المغتصبة
Ahmed Al Saqqaالقاضي
Eslam Gamalعلي الصياد
Tamer Mohsenسام مارك
Sarah Elshamyزوجة العسكري المغتصب
Mostafa Mansourصلاح
Ibrahim Farahالصول عزيز
Directing · 1
- Peter Mimi Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Mohamed El Sobky Idea, Producer
Camera · 2
- Hussien Asar Director of Photography
- Nadim George Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Baher Rasheed Editor
Sound · 1
- Khaled Dagher Original Music Composer
Visual Effects · 3
- Yasser El Naggar Visual Effects Supervisor
- Marwa Zakaria VFX Editor
- Mohamed El-Meligy Animation
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