The movie focuses on the fury state that was among the people in synchronization with the main event in Egypt: The 1919 Egyptian Revolution which unites the fates of Kira and El Gen to participate in the struggle against the British occupation.
Production
Meticulous recreation of 1919 Cairo streets and revolutionary chaos.
Acting
Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz's combustible chemistry carries 175 minutes.
Direction
Marwan Hamed balances blockbuster thrills with genuine historical grief.
Director
Marwan Hamed
Karim Abdel Aziz
Ahmed AbdelHai Kira
Ahmed Ezz
AbdelKader Shehata " El Gen "
Hend Sabry
Dawlat Fahmy
Ahmed Malek
Ibrahim Shawkat
Sayed Ragab
Naguib El Helbawy
Sam Hazeldine
Harvey
Razane Jammal
Emily
Huda ElMufti
Nargis
Mohamed Abd El Azim
Naeim
Ruby
Zeinab
Aly Kassem
Ragheb
Lara Iskandar
Alexandra
Salwa Othman
Dawlat's Mother
Tamer Nabil
Eliezer
Yassin Amir
Younger Fahmy Ahmed AbdelHai Kira
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1919 Revolution remains the foundational myth of modern Egyptian nationalism; this film arrived during renewed debates about identity and foreign influence.
Marwan Hamed spent years securing permissions to film in historic locations, and the train heist sequence required building functional period locomotives from scratch.
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