42 minutes in a Cairo interrogation room will wreck you.
Salman finds himself jailed and interrogated by the brutal Egyptian secret service in Cairo because of his alleged involvement with three suspected terrorists.
Acting
El Gamal's trembling stillness vs. Fine's bureaucratic cruelty.
Direction
Orlowski's documentary eye brings unearned authenticity.
Director
Timur Gregory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot guerrilla-style in Cairo with non-actors; Egyptian crew used pseudonyms for safety.
Premiered at Sundance 2007, when 'War on Terror' cinema was pivoting from heroic to complicit.
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