Karnak

Karnak

1975•2h 20m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

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7.0/10(9)

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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Production

أفلام رمسيس نجيب, الليثي فيلم

Language

AR

Status

Released

Release Date

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

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