The Hidden One

At a glance

The Hidden One, is a 2024 Egyptian movie, directed by Mohamed Al Shura, and starring Ahmed Soltan, Amr Abdel Gelil, Mohamed Mahmoud. with a runtime of 105 minutes.

Overview

The Hidden One is an Egyptian social comedy following Helmy, a naive and introverted young man who has just launched his professional life with a heart full of trust and idealism. Believing the best of everyone around him, Helmy stumbles from one embarrassing predicament to the next as the people closest to him take advantage of his good nature. His dream of living honestly in a fair and truthful society collides head-on with a world that runs on deception, and the society he believed in turns against him. Warm and satirically sharp, the film uses Helmy's misadventures to gently skewer a culture that punishes sincerity and rewards cunning.

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