It is an amazing coincidence that I watched a movie with the Cairo Revolution in Egypt as the background. It is hard not to recall the widespread "Arab Spring" incident seven years ago, through the scene of violent students taking to the streets to protest in the film. But the film, which took home the top prize at last year's Sundance Film Festival, wasn't about the roaring movement, but about a murder that happened to happen around that time. From the perspective of genre films, this suspenseful and thrilling story is gripping, and the twists and turns of suspense continue to push the plot in an unpredictable direction. With the help of the male protagonist's investigation process, the director constantly exposes the corruption of the Egyptian authorities, the gangs of the police and the gang, and the collusion between high-ranking officials and the government, etc., so that the audience can more directly understand the current situation of Egyptian society. The characterization is more successful, basically thanks to the rigid impression of the villain. The role of the murder witness girl is not enough, and there should be more play. The same situation also occurs with the male protagonist. How did this character with a bad nature have a good conscience, and later he became enlightened and turned against him? At least in my opinion, the psychological description is not enough to explain. Although it is a contemporary Egyptian film, the director is Swedish, and the production team is full of international colors. Perhaps for this reason, the film is not too extreme or subjective, which seems to make the film's political allegory easier for the audience to reflect and understand. Especially in the last scene of the film, Mubarak's portrait on the wall is gradually smeared by people, obviously suggesting that a dark era is coming to an end.
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