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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.

Top Cast

  • Soad Hosny

    Soad Hosny

    Zeinab

  • Nour El-Sherif

    Nour El-Sherif

    Ismail El Sheikh

  • Kamal Al-Shenawy

    Kamal Al-Shenawy

    Khaled Safwan

  • Farid Shawqy

    Farid Shawqy

    Diab

  • Shwikar

    Shwikar

    Oronfella

  • Salah Zulfikar

    Salah Zulfikar

    Shoukry

  • Emad Hamdy

    Emad Hamdy

    Author Taha El Gharib

  • Mohamed Sobhi

    Mohamed Sobhi

    Helmy

  • Tahiya Cariocca

    Tahiya Cariocca

    Zeinab's Mother

Overview

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.

Rating

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