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Karnak
Karnak

Karnak

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

29 December 1975

Country

Egypt

Cast

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

Zeinab

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Ismail El Sheikh

Kamal Al-Shenawy

Kamal Al-Shenawy

Khaled Safwan

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Diab

Shwikar

Shwikar

Oronfella

Salah Zulfikar

Salah Zulfikar

Shoukry

Emad Hamdy

Emad Hamdy

Author Taha El Gharib

Mohamed Sobhi

Mohamed Sobhi

Helmy

Tahiya Cariocca

Tahiya Cariocca

Zeinab's Mother

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Hesballah

Fayez Halawa

Fayez Halawa

Detective

Waheid Seif

Waheid Seif

Farouq Youssef

Farouq Youssef

El-Sisi

Naima ElSoghier

Naima ElSoghier

Ismail's Mother

Younes Shalaby

Younes Shalaby

Mohsen

Mohammed Tawfik

Mohammed Tawfik

Hamada Abdel Gawad

Hassan Hosny

Hassan Hosny

Waiter

Mustafa Metwalli

Mustafa Metwalli

Detainee

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmad Bedir

Detainee

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Detainee

Adly Kasseb

Adly Kasseb

Taha's Friend

Mohamed Sobeih

Mohamed Sobeih

Ali Oraby

Ali Oraby

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Ibrahim Qadry

Ibrahim Qadry

Shoe shiner

Mona Qattan

Mona Qattan

Doctor

Adel Al Mehelmi

Adel Al Mehelmi

Investigator

Osama Abbas

Osama Abbas

Mohamed Shawqi

Mohamed Shawqi

Ali ElGandour

Ali ElGandour

Taha's Friend

Ahmed Nabil

Ahmed Nabil

Abdel Moneim Basyouni

Abdel Moneim Basyouni

Essam Mostafa

Essam Mostafa

Ezzat Abdel Gawad

Ezzat Abdel Gawad

Abdel Moneim Abdel Rahman

Abdel Moneim Abdel Rahman

Ali ElMoaawen

Ali ElMoaawen

Hassan Mousa

Hassan Mousa

Tawfiq Al Kurdi

Tawfiq Al Kurdi

Tarik Al-Nahry

Tarik Al-Nahry

Abdel Moneim ElNemr

Abdel Moneim ElNemr

Motawie Eweiss

Motawie Eweiss

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

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