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Land of Fear

Original title: Ardh el-Khof
1999 · 2 h 22 min
Directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed · Egypt · African Cinema
CrimeDramaThriller

Cast

Ahmed Zaki Farah Hamdy Gheith Abdel Rahman Abou Zahra Ezzat Abu Ouf Fathy Abdel Wahab

Plot

A police officer is chosen in the late 1960s for a undercover mission among drug dealers, and he is drawn in.

Sinekatalog’s take

Daoud Abdel Sayed's Egyptian thriller, with Ahmed Zaki, is tense and sharp, a standout of its decade.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.2 / 10 (2,348 votes)
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