

Karnak
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
140 min
Release Date
1975-12-29
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
7
Soad Hosny
Zeinab
Nour El-Sherif
Ismail El Sheikh
Kamal Al-Shenawy
Khaled Safwan
Farid Shawqy
Diab
Shwikar
Oronfella
Salah Zulfikar
Shoukry
Emad Hamdy
Author Taha El Gharib
Mohamed Sobhi
Helmy
Tahiya Cariocca
Zeinab's Mother
Ali Al Sharif
Hesballah
Fayez Halawa
Detective
Waheid Seif
Farouq Youssef
El-Sisi
Naima ElSoghier
Ismail's Mother
Younes Shalaby
Mohsen
Mohammed Tawfik
Hamada Abdel Gawad
Hassan Hosny
Waiter
Mustafa Metwalli
Detainee
Ahmad Bedir
Detainee
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
Detainee
Adly Kasseb
Taha's Friend
Mohamed Sobeih
Ali Oraby
Mohamed Abu Hashish
Ibrahim Qadry
Shoe shiner
Mona Qattan
Doctor
Adel Al Mehelmi
Investigator
Osama Abbas
Mohamed Shawqi
Ali ElGandour
Taha's Friend
Ahmed Nabil
Abdel Moneim Basyouni
Essam Mostafa
Ezzat Abdel Gawad
Abdel Moneim Abdel Rahman
Ali ElMoaawen
Hassan Mousa
Tawfiq Al Kurdi
Tarik Al-Nahry
Abdel Moneim ElNemr
Motawie Eweiss
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
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