The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)

Country: Sweden|Germany|Denmark|Morocco|France
Director: Tarik Saleh
Production Co:
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 6.8/10
Length: 107 mins

Storyline

Set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Revolution, the thriller features a police officer who investigates the murder of a woman. What initially seems to be a killing of a prostitute turns into a more complicated case involving the very elite of Egypt.

Plot Keywords

egypt, cairo egypt, dead body, corpse, cigarette smoking, cd, photograph, classroom, newspaper, construction site, female singer, singer, blood, chambermaid, year 2011, corruption, police corruption, murder investigation, blackmail, throat slitting

Short Review

[Writer-director Tarik] Saleh leans a bit too heavily on mystery cliche in defining his protagonist, but in general the film-noir sensibility meshes well with the political story.