This modern trio of films features actor Fares Fares. The films operate as a searing critique of Egyptian political, religious, and social institutions. The Nile Hilton Incident (2017): A neo-noir thriller set in Cairo just before the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Cairo Conspiracy / Boy from Heaven (2022): An intense political drama set inside Cairo's Al-Azhar University. Eagles of the Republic (2025): Concludes the trilogy by focusing on an Egyptian actor pressured to star in government propaganda.
Tarik Saleh
Director
Death on the Nile64%
Blood Diamond75%
Lord of War73%
The Mummy Returns64%
The English Patient71%
My Fault: London73%
Blow73%
Canary Black62%
The Mauritanian73%
Room 23761%
Brute Force73%
Riot in Cell Block 1171%
The Enforcer70%
The Constant Gardener69%
Joseph: King of Dreams69%
Heatwave62%
The Nile Hilton Incident66%
Coming 2 America63%
The Sheltering Sky65%
Casablanca81%
