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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • I Am the Film Motherfucker, but I’m Real

    A hallucinatory trip to the very core of Egypt’s propaganda machine.
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  • Diamond Dust

    A lonely pharmacist in a perilous quest to untangle the mystery behind the murder of his father. 
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  • The Originals

    A family man gets recruited by a shady organisation claiming to be the guardians of the land in this ingenious satire.
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  • Ibrahim Labyad

    A hoodlum’s climb through Cairo’s underworld is complicated by a love triangle in this gritty crime saga.
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  • Kira & El Gin

    Action-packed anti-colonial epic about an underground resistance unit in Cairo in the 1920s.
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  • The Yacoubian Building

    A star-studded blockbuster about the interconnected lives of the tenants of a Downtown Cairo building.
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  • The Blue Elephant

    An alcoholic psychotherapist attempts to decode a murder mystery in this stylish psychological noir.
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  • The Blue Elephant 2

    The blissful life of a psychotherapist is threatened by a patient who might be haunted by a demon.
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  • El Sett

    A graceful and lavish portrait of legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum.
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  • Complaint No. 713317

    An absurd battle over a broken fridge becomes a tender reckoning with love and ageing.
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