My review on Amazon
I honestly don't know where to begin. The storyline isn't believable, the events don't really flow well, and the acting ... Oh boy. The acting was resoundingly abysmal. All in all, the movie looked and sounded cheap. I'm shocked that Youssef Chahine let such amateurish work get out in the wild effectively marring his accomplished career. I was seriously embarrassed for him as I painfully endured this movie.
The concepts in this film were interesting, though--identity crisis, terrorism, love, classism, and corruption. Unfortunately, the execution was lacking and the characters weren't believable or sympathetic. I didn't care whether they died or lived.
Save yourself time and money and pick something else. Preferably one of Youssef Chahine's older classics like the Alexandria Trilogy or Destiny.
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