Karnak

Karnak (translit: Al-Karnak, Egyptian Arabic: الكرنك) is a 1975 Egyptian political film based on a novel written by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz with the same name, and directed by Ali Badrakhan and starring Soad Hosny. The film features Salah Zulfikar in a special appearance as Shoukry the rebellious member of parliament. The film includes an ensemble cast that includes Nour El-Sherif, Kamal El-Shennawi, Farid Shawqi, Taheyya Kariokka, Emad Hamdy and Shwikar. Karnak is listed in the Top 100 films in Egyptian cinema of the 20th century. The film is set against the discussions between the patrons of a café in Cairo, the Karnak Café. It follows the stories of three individuals during the 1960s, including the Six-Day War (1967), War of Attrition (1967–70) and ends with victory in October War (1973). Plot The film tells about the state of media blackout pursued by the Egyptian regime during the 1960s. In the prison, they are forced to confess to crimes they did not commit, and some of them are forced to work as spies for the regime and security services inside the university and to write reports on any activity or opposition thought within the university walls. It also comes to the arrest of members of Parliament, including Member of Parliament Shokry (Salah Zulfikar), who was trying to help Ismail and Zainab to eliminate the tyranny of the security man Khaled Safwan (Kamal El-Shennawi) until he was arrested personally. This caused the rupture of the home front and led to the defeat of Egypt in 1967 war, and the occupation of Israel of Sinai. The film ends with the revolution of correction at the beginning of the era of President Anwar Sadat and the issuance of a decision to release political detainees, and if the high-ranking officer who was extracting fabricated confessions, then he himself becomes the detainee.