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The Innocent, is a 1986 Egyptian movie, directed by Atef El-Tayeb, and starring Ahmed Zaki, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Mamdouh Abdelalim. with a runtime of 110 minutes.
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Al-Bari' (The Innocent) is an Egyptian drama film that follows a simple-minded peasant who is conscripted into the Egyptian army, where those in power manipulate him into believing that political activists are enemies of the state. The film uses his naïve perspective as a lens to examine political repression, the machinery of state power, and the thin line between innocence and complicity. As his convictions are gradually tested, the story builds toward a quiet but powerful reckoning. The Innocent Arabic film offers a sobering look at how ordinary people can become instruments of oppression — and how that process can be undone.
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1The Innocent is an Egyptian film, released in 1986, starring Ahmed Zaki, Gamil Ratib, and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. It is written by Wahid Hamed and directed by Atef El Tayeb.
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