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Ibrahim Labyad ()


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Witnessing the killing of his father as a kid, Ibrahim is dragged to the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself, he meets Abdul-Malek Zarzur, the crime lord of the town.

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Ahmed El Sakka ...
Ibrahim (as Ahmed el-Sakka)
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Horeya (as Hend Sabri)
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Ashry
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Abdul-Malek Zarzur
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Horeya's Mother
Nedal El Shafey ...
Ghannam (as Nedal El Shafel)
Ahmad El-Garhi ...
Security Guard (as Ahmed El Garhy)
Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim
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Grocer (as Hisham Ismail)
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Serag
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Mahdy (as Bassem Samra)
Doaa Teama ...
Fitna
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Ibrahim's Mother
Farah Yusuf ...
Narjess

Directed by

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Marwan Hamed ... (directed by)

Written by

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Aboelhassan Abbas ... (written by)

Produced by

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Ahmed Abdel Aziz ... supervising producer
Mohamed Abou Saad ... post-production producer
Amr El Seify ... executive producer

Music by

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Hesham Nazih

Cinematography by

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Youssef Labib ... (cameraman)
Sameh Selim ... director of cinematography

Editing by

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Khaled Marei ... (as Khaled Mara'y) / (as Khalid Marie)

Editorial Department

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Mahmoud El Touny ... Assistant Colorist

Art Direction by

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Ahmed Bakhit
Ahmed Elkholy

Set Decoration by

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Onsi Abou Seif

Costume Design by

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Nahed Nasrallah

Makeup Department

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Frédéric Balmer ... assistant makeup artist
Dominique Colladant ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Nabil Sobhy ... head of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Taghrid Abouelhassan ... assistant director (as Taghrid Abdel Maksoud)
Safei Eldin Mahmoud ... first assistant director
Safildin Mahmoud ... assistant director
Ahmed Rasheed ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Matthew Parsons ... graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Hassan Abo Gabal ... sound recordist
Adam Daniel ... re-recording mixer
Graham Daniel ... re-recording mixer
Mustafa Durma ... foley recording mixer
Ramy Hussein ... sound designer
Gareth Rhys Jones ... foley artist
Mohamed Ibrahim Taha ... sound recordist

Special Effects by

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Andrew McKenzie ... special effects supervisor
Anton Vorster ... special effects coordinator (as Anton Voster)

Visual Effects by

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Mohamad Fouda ... digital compositor
David Gabris ... digital colorist
Martin Palecek ... visual effects coordinator
Frantisek Stepanek ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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Frances Lacey ... stunt rigger
Leander Lacey ... stunt rigger (as Leander Lacy)
Amr Mcgyver ... stunt coordinator
Andrew McKenzie ... fight choreographer / stunt coordinator
Grant Powell ... stunt double
George Schoonraad ... stunt rigger
Izak Steyn ... stunt rigger
Hermie Venter ... stunt rigger
Nathan Wheatley ... stunt performer
Vernon Willemse ... assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Islam Abdelsamie ... first camera assistant: "b" camera
Karem Ashraf ... film loader
Volker Kreinacke ... b camera/steadicam operator
Youssef Labib ... camera "a" operator
Marwan Saber ... first assistant camera: focus puller "a" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Maya Gowaily ... assistant costume designer

Music Department

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James Fitzpatrick ... music contractor
Ahmed Mohamed Helmy ... music producer
Jan Holzner ... music recording engineer: orchestra music

Additional Crew

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Fares Abdel Kerim ... Theatrical Trailer Editor

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In their very early age of innocence, a young boy and his neighboring girl, the two kids growing up in the same tangled allies and dark narrow paths of one of all time Cairo's many government-neglected, crime infested, gang controlled dark neighborhood... They were destined to fall for each other beyond their comprehension. It's this very same slums with its vicious gang circles that will lay its curse on their doomed life turning them from lovers into avenging enemies with lonely longing hearts eventually taking everyone else down with them. Written by Amira

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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Budget EGP26,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend Egypt EGP1,868,140, 03 Jun 2009

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Trivia Most of the locations in the movie were built from scratch for the movie. Inspired by real unauthorized housing areas in Egypt, but with more controllable environment. See more »

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