A political thriller set in contemporary Egypt, which marks the culmination of renowned director Tarik Saleh's “Cairo Trilogy” (including the award-winning titles The Nile Hilton Incident and Boy from Heaven.) The Caravan series will discuss the film with political scientist Clément Steure, an expert on the Middle East and North Africa. Don't miss this riveting, insightful look into the upper echelons of contemporary Egyptian politics, portraying an authoritarian society full of paranoia, corruption and power games, presented at this year's Cannes Film Festival!

George Fahmy (played by the always-excellent Saleh regular Fares Fares) is Egypt’s biggest actor: known as the “Pharaoh of the Screen”, Fahmy appears in everything from historical dramas to sci-fis. He lives with his much younger lover and leads a charmed existence, despite being estranged from his wife and son. When he’s approached by the Egyptian government to star in a propaganda film, he recognises that he’s not really being asked but being instructed. Finding himself embedded in a whole new strata of influence and power, Fahmy unwisely begins an affair with the wife of the dangerous general supervising the film, with grave repercussions.