10 Arabic Movies on the Enduring Conflict of Good vs. Evil
Harb Karmouz
Released in 2018, “Harb Karmouz” was directed by Peter Mimi, and both written and produced by Mohamed El Sobky – a heavyweight in Egypt's film industry.
Set in WWII Egypt, between1945 and 1949, the storyline follows Youssef Al-Masry, an Egyptian police lieutenant colonel (Amir Karara), who seeks revenge against two British soldiers for their assault on an Egyptian woman.
Cast: Amir Karara, Mahmoud Hamida, Ghada Abdel Razek, Mayan El-Sayed, Mahmoud Hegazy, Mustafa Khater, Mahmoud El-Bazawy, Mohamed Ezz, Mohamed Ali Rizk, Fathi Abdel-Wahhab, Bayoumi Fouad, Mohamed Diab, Iman El-Asi and Rogina
Welad Rizk 2
The crime thriller “Welad Rizk 2” was released in 2018 as the sequel to a popular film from the summer of 2015. Its total revenue came to EGP 4,089,172, making it the highest-earning Egyptian movie ever released, followed by “El Feel El Azraq 2,” which earned EGP 1,806,049.
Cast: Ahmed Ezz, Amr Youssef, Ahmed Dawood, Ahmed El Fishawi, Mohammed Mamdouh, Karim Qasim and Khaled El Sawi
Al Hayba
A Russian investor’s son has been kidnapped from Al Sahel, and the mafia has ordered Jabal to bring the child back safely. To expedite the process, the mafia kidnaps Jabal’s nephew, Joe. But it’s too late: Drug dealers murder the investor's son, triggering a war between Jabal and the mob – the mafia wants to recover the boy’s body, and Jabal wants his nephew’s safe return.
Cast: Taim Hassan, Zeina Mak, Saeed Sarhan, Mohamad Akil, Mona Wassef, Kenan Çoban and Rafik Ali Ahmed
Mako
On the Salem Express ferry, a group of eight businessmen travel to the exact spot the Elsalam ship sank years before, braving untold dangers to make a documentary. Inspired by true events, this action-thriller was directed by Mohamed Hesham El-Rashidy and debuted in 2021.
Cast: Nicolas Mouawad, Sherif Nahy, Murat Yildirim, Basma , Rana Bahgat, Nahed El Sebaï, Gharam and Saif Mohsen
Ashbah Europa
Haida Wahbe stars in the role of a mother who gives birth to sextuplets. Too poor to support their children, her husband secretly sells three of them. Upon finding out what he’s done, she leaves the country, taking her remaining children with her.
Cast: Haifa Wahbe, Ahmed al-Fishawy, Mustafa Khater, Arwa Gouda and Bassem Samra
Al Aref
To support his wife and newborn daughter, Younis hatches a plan to hack into a bank’s website and wire its money to a secret account. In doing so, however, he crosses paths with a notorious gang, who’s had its eye on the bank far longer than him.
Cast: Ahmed Ezz, Ahmed Fahmy, Mahmoud Hemida, Rakeen Saad, Carmen Bsaibes, Mahmoud Hegazy and Rita Hayek
Horoob Etirari
When a businessman is found dead, four innocent men are immediately identified as suspects. Having never met before, the group forms an unlikely team on a mission to prove their innocence.
Cast: Ahmed el-Sakka, Ghadah Adel, Amir Karrara Fathi Abdulwahhab, Ezzat Abu Auf, Ahmad Al Awady and Mostafa Khater
Masgon Transit
Sentenced to life in prison for murdering a security guard during a robbery, a thief is promised a new life and identity if he completes an assignment for the government.
Cast: Ahmed Ezz, Nour El-Sherif, Salah Abdullah, Eman El-Assy, Mohamed Abo Dawood, Sherif Mounir and Mahmoud El-Bizzawy
Tomn Dastet Ashrar
To dissuade their fellow gang member against retiring, his mates devise a plan to steal his money, forcing him to return.
Cast: Mohamed Ragab, Nicole Saba, Khaled Saleh, Yasmin Abdulaziz, Lotfy Labib and Mohamed Shoman
Hadeed
Ammar, a young artist, falls in love with a rich girl named Nadine, but her wealthy uncle opposes their relationship. To prevent the couple from eloping, her uncle abducts Nadine and throws Ammar in jail.
Cast: Amr Saad, Dorra, Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Tamer Abdel Monem and Ahmed Fathy