Prison broke him. Society finished the job. Now he's everyone's problem.
Shukry goes to prison for embezzlement, and when he gets out, he finds no other way but to become a professional fraudster and do suspicious activities. He meets another fraudster who deals with a businessman who carries out smuggling operations, and the police follow up on the events.
Acting
El Shahat Mabrouk's exhausted eyes do all the talking.
Direction
Gamal El Tabeai shoots post-prison life like a documentary.
Production
Authentic 90s Cairo locations, no studio gloss.
Director
Gamal El Tabeai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kelab El Madina emerged from Egypt's 90s indie wave, when filmmakers used low budgets to critique structural inequality without state censorship catching up.
Director Gamal El Tabeai cast actual Cairo street vendors in background roles; that chaotic market chase was filmed in real time with unaware bystanders.
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