Tackling the political unrest that prevailed in Egypt in 2013, the film's events take place in
an -8meter police truck, crammed with detainees representing different sects of society, their
interaction with each other full of madness, violence, romance, and comedy.
Genre: Action, thriller
Starring: Nelly Karim, Tarek Abd El Aziz, Hany Adel, Ahmed Malek, Ashraf Hamdi, Mohamed Abdel
Azim, Gamil Barsoum
Written by: Khaled Diab and Mohamed Diab
Director: Mohamed Diab
Produced by: Film Clinic, Sampek Productions, Acamedia Global, ARTE France Cinema, Niko Film,
Pyramide International
Festivals
- World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival (opener of the prestigious Un Certain Regard
section)
- BFI London Film Festival
- Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)
- Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)
- Cinema for Peace Foundation in Berlin
- Karama Human Rights Film Festival in Jordan (Festival opener)
- ANA Contemporary Arab Cinema in New York
Awards
- Two awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in India: Suwarna Chakoram
Prize for Best Film and Audience Prize Rajata Chakoram
- Critics Prize at the Mediterranean Film Festival of Brussels
- Golden Pram Award at the Zagreb International Film Festival in Croatia
- Four awards at the Carthage Film Festival: Bronze Tanit, Best Photography, Best Editing,
African University Award for Cinematic Criticism
- Three awards at the Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci) in Spain: Best New Director, Best DOP,
The Sociograph
Grand Prix at the Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck/Val de Fensch in France
- Five awards at the Egyptian Film Association Festival: Best Film Poster Award (Maher Diab),
Best Music Award (Khaled Dagher), Best Editing Award (Ahmed Hafez), Best Cinematography Award
for (Ahmed Gabr), and the Special Jury Prize for Direction (Mohamed Diab) Francophonie Award for
Best Supporting Actor: Hani Adel
- Two awards at the Egyptian National Film Festival: Best Director for First and Second Work
(Mohamed Diab) and Best Editing (Ahmed Hafez)
Best Feature Film Award at the 33rd Festival International de Cinéma Vues d'Afrique in Montreal
- The main award (Cinepolitica Trophy) at the Cinepolitica International Film Festival in
Romania
- Two awards at the Annual Critics Awards, within the 70th Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay
(Khaled Diab and Mohamed Diab) and Best Director (Mohamed Diab)
- Two awards at the Arabian Cinema Awards (ACA): Best DOP (Ahmed Gabr) and Best Costume
Designer (Reem El Adl)
- Two awards at the Scarborough Worldwide Film Festival in Canada: Grand Prix Award and
Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film
Academy Awards
- Egypt's official submission to the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the Academy Awards
2017
