The Island
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12/18/2007Runtime
143 minsOverview
Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.
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A sprawling portrait of systemic corruption where a wealthy family's criminal empire is protected by compromised institutions at every level. The film unfolds as a slow-building anatomy of a sick system, with tension mounting as the web of complicity becomes inescapable.
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Ahmed Al Saqqa
Mansour El Hefny
Mahmoud Yassin
Ali El Hefny
Hend Sabry
Karima
Khaled El Sawy
Roshdy
Mahmoud Abdel Moghny
Tarek
Zeina
Faika
Bassem Samra
Hassan El Hefny
Asser Yassin
Mahmoud Nageh
Nedal Al Shafeay
Fadl El Hefny
Ashraf Meslehi
Hemdan
Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra
Fouad - Tarek's Father
Ezzat Abu Ouf
Gamal - Guest of Appearance
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