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.
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Soad Hosny
Zeinab
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Nour El-Sherif
Ismail El Sheikh
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Kamal Al-Shennawi
Khaled Safwan
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Farid Shawqy
Diab
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Shwikar
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Salah Zulfikar
Shoukry
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Raafat Al Haggan
Emad Hamdy
Author Taha El Gharib
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Mohamed Sobhi
Helmy
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Tahiya Cariocca
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Ali Al Sharif
Hesballah
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Fayez Halawa
Detective
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Ali Badrakhan Director · Mamdouh El Leithy Writer Naguib Mahfouz Author
First release December 29, 1975 · Produced in Egypt · Production الليثي فيلم
Production
أفلام رمسيس نجيب
Production
الليثي فيلم
Production
Egypt
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Original title
الكرنك
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · December 29, 1975
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No release date listed for United States.
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