She drew her lover's face for a police sketch. Oops.
(Soha) works with the Police as a sketch artist,and falls in love with the mysterious decoration designer (Farid). When a girl gets raped, (Soha) draws the face of the perpetrator but finds it matching to Farid's. Even the victim accuses him of being the rapist. Did he commit the crime or not?
Acting
Nour's silent unraveling—sketching her own heartbreak.
Direction
Ramses makes Cairo feel claustrophobic in broad daylight.
Writing
That ending. No closure, just questions and sweat.
Director
Amir Ramses
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2007, this quietly gutsy film interrogates Egyptian taboos around sexual violence and women's credibility—topics mainstream cinema still largely avoids.
Khaled Abol Naga, already a regional heartthrob, reportedly took a pay cut to play Farid—knowing audiences would hate him.
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