1986 · drama · political · prison
The Innocent
Directed by Atef El-Tayeb1h 50m1986
A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.
Our read: The Innocent (1986) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · political · prison entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / political, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- extreme
- bleak
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“You want a powerful Egyptian political drama of awakening to systemic lies.”
Skip it tonight — Stories of state torture, deception and tragic political awakening feel too heavy.
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