Land of Fear (1999)
Ardh el-Khof
142 min
A police officer is chosen in the late 1960s for a unique and lifelong mission: to infiltrate Egypt’s criminal underworld. Stripped of his name and reputation, he adopts a new identity, living among smugglers, dealers, and nightclub owners. Over the years, he rises within this hidden world, all the while trying to balance his secret duty with the temptations of wealth, power, and desire. Against the backdrop of Egypt’s shifting political eras, his life becomes a meditation on morality, loyalty, and the fragile boundaries of identity and biblical-level metaphors.
- Release date
- March 15, 2000
- Country of origin
- Egypt
- Music
- Rajeh Dawood
- Box office
- $200
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Trailer
Cast
- Ahmed Zaki as Yehia
- Hamdy Gheith as Hodhod
- Ezzat Abu Ouf as Omar Elassiouty
- Abdel Rahman Abou Zahra as Mousa
- Zeina as Hanaa
- Fathy Abdel Wahab as Awadh
- Mokhles El Behiry
- Farah as Farida
- Fathy Abdel Wahab as One of Boss Hudhud's men
- Ahmad Abdulhai as Lulah
- Muhammad Abdullah
- Samyah Abdullah
- Muhgah Abdulrahman as Drug dealer's wife 2
Crew
- Daoud Abdel Sayed · Director
- Daoud Abdel Sayed · Writer
- Hussain Alqolla · Producer
- Rajeh Dawood · Composer
- Samir Bahzan · Cinematographer
- Adel Mounir · Editor
- Onsi Abou Seif · Production designer