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7.6
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CLASH

Eshtebak

Directed by Mohamed Diab
Egypt, 2016
Drama, Thriller, War

Synopsis

Set entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.

Synopsis

Set entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.

Our take

In a feat of politically engaged filmmaking, writer-director Mohamed Diab (Cairo 678) makes use of an inventive narrative device—shooting entirely within the cramped confines of a police truck—to capture a microcosm of contemporary Egyptian society. A provocative thriller that’s full of energy.