The Island
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The Island, is a 2007 Egyptian movie, and starring Ahmed Al Saqqa, Mahmoud Yassin, Hend Sabry. with a runtime of 143 minutes.
Overview
The Island is an Egyptian drama thriller film set in the rugged landscape of Upper Egypt, where honor, vendetta, and criminal power intertwine. Mansour, son of a prominent local notable, sets aside his love for Karima to marry Faiqa at his father's insistence. When his father dies, Mansour inherits not only the family's wealth and land but also its covert drug trade. He finds a corrupt ally in Officer Rushdi, who facilitates arms and drug deals for Mansour in exchange for intelligence on the region's criminal networks. The film is a gripping portrait of inherited crime, moral compromise, and the seductive pull of power in rural Egypt.
Box Office
Revenue
EGP 22.0M
Cast
Crew
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2Trivia, Quotes & Goofs
3The Island is a 2007 action-thriller Egyptian film starring Ahmed El Sakka, Mahmoud Yacine, Hend Sabri and Khaled Elsawy and directed by Sherif Arafa. In upper Egypt, a gang war for leadership leads to a massacre, killing the mother and wife of the young gang boss and most of his clan. He avenges them, and controls the whole island for trade in weapons and drugs, and makes illegal deals with the police.
The film grossed 22 million USD at the box office.
The film had a production budget of 22 million USD.
Awards & Nominations
0 wins · 1 nomsInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
- NOM↗
Category
2009
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