The Blood of the Innocent

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The Blood of the Innocent, is a 2005 Egyptian movie, and starring Mona Zaki, Nour El-Sherif, Yousra. with a runtime of 109 minutes.

Overview

The Blood of the Innocent is an Egyptian drama film that tackles the roots of terrorism through a social lens, examining how poverty and unemployment create fertile ground for extremism. Mahmoud Abdel Ghany portrays a character at the centre of this social crisis, while Nour El Sherif plays a nobleman shaken by the rapid changes overtaking his society. Mona Zaki appears as Hanan, a poor young woman who moves in with a bourgeois lady played by Yosra. Released during Eid Al Adha despite difficult production circumstances, the film was praised by its cast as a complete artistic work, even if its box-office performance was modest.

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