Picturehouse Entertainment has debuted the trailer for the political thriller ‘Cairo Conspiracy.’
Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), the son of a fisherman, is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicentre of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo, the university’s highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elites.
A blistering political thriller brimming with tension, the film follows wide-eyed Adam as he becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with wily state security officer Colonel Ibrahim (Fares Fares). Forced to infiltrate certain cliques in the religious seat of learning, Adam finds himself in increasingly dangerous situations, the threat of exposure ever imminent.
The film stars Fares Fares (The Nile Hilton Incident) and Tawfeek Barhom (The Way of the Wind)
Previously titled ‘BOY FROM HEAVEN’, the film will now be released as Cairo Conspiracy following being short-listed for the Academy Awards’ foreign language award with this title.
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The film will exclusively land in cinemas nationwide on 14 April 2023. Here’s your trailer.
Synopsis
The gripping and critically acclaimed new thriller from Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, The Contractor), follows Adam, a young man who is offered the ultimate privilege: to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Shortly after his arrival in the city, the university’s highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite. As he struggles to balance a range of competing interests that favour different leaders, he soon finds that he must fight for his very survival as the succession intensifies.
— Cairo Conspiracy —
Exclusively in cinemas 14th April
