Best Egyptian action movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch action films from Egypt, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009

    Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

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  • Poster for Karmouz War

    Karmouz War 2018

    Alexandria, Egypt, 1940. Three young Egyptians come to the aid of a woman being attacked by three British soldiers. One of them is arrested and thrown in jail. When the military surrounds the police station and begins an all-out assault, it's up to one man, Gen. Youssef al-Masri, to defend his prison and protect his people.

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  • Poster for Sons of Rizk 2: Return of the Lions of the Land

    Sons of Rizk 2: Return of the Lions of the Land 2019

    Three years after the events of the first film, the four brothers are trying in various ways to preserve the covenant they made to themselves to stay away from a life of theft and crime, but one event in their lives changes all that, and introduces them to new worlds for them, and puts them in very dangerous confrontations with A number of professional criminals.

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  • Poster for Sons of Rizk

    Sons of Rizk 2015

    Four brothers committing crimes with a promise among them to stop someday. When a deal goes south, the older brother says it's enough, but the other three disagree and recklessly do business with a wanted crime lord.

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  • Poster for Kira & El Gen

    Kira & El Gen 2022

    The movie focuses on the fury state that was among the people in synchronization with the main event in Egypt: The 1919 Egyptian Revolution which unites the fates of Kira and El Gen to participate in the struggle against the British occupation.

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  • Poster for Terrorism and Kebab

    Terrorism and Kebab 1992

    Ahmed heads to Tahrir compound to extract papers to move his son to another school. There he clashes with the administrative obstacles. He suddenly finds himself involved in carrying a weapon and taking hostages at the government building and becomes a terrorist in the process.

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  • Poster for Mousa

    Mousa 2021

    An engineering college student invents the first of its kind robot in the Middle East, in an attempt to avenge his father's death and achieve justice, which gets him pursued by the authorities.

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  • Poster for Ibrahim El-Abyad

    Ibrahim El-Abyad 2009

    After witnessing the murder of his father as a child, Ibrahim is drawn into the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself with his best friend Ashri, he finds his high school sweetheart Houria and manages to rekindle their love, but paths intertwine with Abdel Malik Zarzor, the city's crime lord, who is connected somehow to Houria.

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  • Poster for The Suit

    The Suit 2018

    The events revolve around Akram, who receives an invitation to attend a masquerade party. He decides to wear police uniforms, which causes him to suffer a crisis as a police officer, while looking for a particular file.

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  • Poster for No Retreat, No Surrender

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2010

    In a top secret mission to bring down a dangerous drug lord, the police recruit Hazaloum to impersonate his right hand man Adham after he is killed.

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  • Poster for Escaping Tel Aviv

    Escaping Tel Aviv 2009

    A seemingly ordinary life is shattered when a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into a high-stakes international conflict. As loyalties blur and danger escalates, an Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option.

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  • Poster for The Island

    The Island 2007

    Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.

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  • Poster for The Cell

    The Cell 2017

    During an operation to capture the head of a terrorist cell, special operations officer Saif, is injured while his partner, Amr, is killed. Saif vows to take revenge with the help of officer, Saber, who's working the same case.

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  • Poster for Casablanca

    Casablanca 2019

    Three friends form a gang of pirates, “Sea Burglars”, get assigned to a mission against the Mob, after a large cargo of diamonds was heisted. Things turn into a web of rivalries and paybacks, when one one of them decides to do the mission on his own and escape to Morocco.

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  • Poster for The Thief of Baghdad

    The Thief of Baghdad 2020

    In an atmosphere of suspense and excitement, Yousef, Khaled, and Nadia embark on a journey to locate the tomb of Alexander the Great, which has been sought by everyone for years.

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  • Poster for Forced Escape

    Forced Escape 2017

    Follows the escape journey of 4 complete strangers who were accused of a murder they did not commit.

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  • Poster for One of the People

    One of the People 2006

    Mahmoud is a man with simple dreams. His life turns into agony, when he witnesses a murder in the garage where he works as a security guard and he testifies against the murderer.

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  • Poster for The Deal

    The Deal 2012

    Police officer Hamza requests his transfer to the Anti-Narcotics Administration, following the killing of his brother by Suleiman Al-Muslimi. He monitors his brother Salem, the big drug dealer, who smuggled Suleiman and fabricated a charge for Hamza's wife.

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  • Poster for Taimour & Shafi'aa

    Taimour & Shafi'aa 2007

    Taymour and Shafika have grown up together as next door neighbours and are deeply in love. However, their love is put to the test when he is assigned to protect her as her personal body guard when she is promoted to the level of Minister.

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  • Poster for The Diesel

    The Diesel 2018

    Stuntman Badr the Diesel lives in a poor neighborhood. He meets Donia El- Sayad, a famous movie star, whose assistant, Afaf, is Badr’s Fiancée. When Afaf gets killed, he decides to seek revenge and find those who are responsible for her death

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  • Poster for The Island 2

    The Island 2 2014

    Following the events of the first part, Mansour Al-Hefni escapes from prison and reunites with his son Ali and brother to return to the island to recover what they have lost. Mansour must stand against his old love Karima while the leader of the travelers tribe Sheikh Jaafar enters the conflict for rulership

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  • Poster for The Passage

    The Passage 2019

    A platoon of Commandos’ soldiers, lead by a fearless commander, Nour, and their journey through heroic battles from The Six Days War to the commencement of The Attrition War.

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  • Poster for Sons of Rizk 3: Knockout

    Sons of Rizk 3: Knockout 2024

    Years have passed since the brothers have separated in their different ways of life. But one day, a ghost from the past returns to cast a shadow over the sons of Rizk, forcing them to return to a life of crime and theft once again in order to save themselves, in a fateful operation that is the largest, most dangerous, and most important in the history of the sons of Rizk.

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  • Poster for The Treasure: Truth & Imagination

    The Treasure: Truth & Imagination 2017

    The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, and how to involve religion in politics in order to obtain positions. That there are clerics deliberately coloring and counterfeiting in this period of time to be the strongest and maintain their positions.

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  • Poster for Born to Be a Criminal

    Born to Be a Criminal 2006

    Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom

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  • Poster for The Knower

    The Knower 2021

    The film tackles cybercrime through the story of Younis, a man who lives with his wife and their baby girl, as he decides to rob a bank through the internet, but then finds himself chased by a dangerous gang.

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  • Poster for Africano

    Africano 2001

    The story of Badr, a young veterinarian, and his brother in law ‘Essaam, their desire for success and the seeming good fortune they encounter. Their life turned upside down when they get news that they have inherited a Zoo from Badr's uncle in South Africa. Badr and ‘Essaam fly to South Africa where they meet Gameela, Badr's niece, they find that the zoo is facing many problems. Badr, ‘Essaam, and Gameela face such challenges as vicious lion attacks, greedy bankers, treacherous relatives, with the help of Shaaker the father's lawyer and Adam, the loyal family employee.

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  • Poster for The Hostage

    The Hostage 2006

    When Mostafa arrives to Ukraine, he witnesses the kidnapping of an Egyptian scientist. Eventually he gets involved in rescuing him, in a country he knows nothing about.

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  • Poster for The Money

    The Money 2019

    Sief is a conman who is hired by the beautiful rich woman, Hala, to help her get her money back from another conman. Their relationship gets them entangled in a web of deceit as they start questioning their stances regarding love, friendship, and the meaning of life.

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  • Poster for Italia's War

    Italia's War 2005

    Yaseen is a lawyer who works for senior attorney, Kamaal. When he discovers that Kamal is involved in an illegal business with a tycoon, he gets publicly disbarred and loses his job. His fiance gets abducted to Italy when he tries to redeem himself, so he relentlessly forms a plan to set things right.

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  • Poster for The Crime

    The Crime 2022

    Set in the 70's, A middle-aged man, Adel is raised by his strict grandfather who he was deeply inspired by. he met his first love, Nadia who later became his wife and the mother of his son. After this, a chain of events lead to Adel committing many crimes, which are investigated by Amgad Al Husseiny and later, a series of surprises are revealed.

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  • Poster for Goodbye My Friend

    Goodbye My Friend 1987

    Two friends Marzouk and Barakat, work with street vendor Batta on her cart in the melon trade. Al-Gayiar who works in the trade of stolen cars admires them, they work with him till they become his competitors. He decides to get rid of them after they've become a treat.

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  • Poster for The Escape

    The Escape 1991

    Ahmed Zaki plays a peasant, Mountasir, who gets involved in a criminal racket run by his friend Midhat. Mountasir is betrayed by Midhat and goes to jail. Upon discovering that his wife was forced into prostitution by Midhat, he swears to extract revenge when he leaves jail.

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  • Poster for Mafia

    Mafia 2002

    After his expulsion from the Military Academy, Hussain gets involved in mafia crimes abroad. Upon being deported to an Egyptian prison, and in order to give him a second chance to live a well meaning life, the Egyptian Intelligence Agency assign him with a secret mission. Hussain reluctantly accepts extensive bio-psychological training with a unique patriotic team who revive his love for his country.

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  • Poster for Shekko

    Shekko 2024

    The film's events revolve around a group of outlaw friends who engage in criminal and suspicious activities, but it leads them to major crises with dangerous consequences.

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  • Poster for Badal Faqed

    Badal Faqed 2009

    The film's events revolve around twins separated by days, each of them raised in a different environment. One was adopted by a dancer and lived with her in a poor, marginalized life in a slum area, and the other was adopted by a good, high-ranking family, and the first became a drug dealer and the second a police officer.

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  • Poster for The Nobody

    The Nobody 1984

    The porter (Arafa) suffers from sexual deprivation. He marries the infamous widow (Warda) but his work efficiency is reduced due to frequent sleep with his wife. Morsi arrives in the town and meets Arafa and his friend, the railway worker, Dasouki, to ask them about the bully Asran. They know that Morsi was commissioned by the wealthy Kilani to hire Asran To kill the contractor Fuad Minawi. Arafa claims that he is Asran and receives 2,000 pounds as a down payment to complete the process. Morsi discovers the trick and a battle between Arafa and Asran breaks out. Asran gets killed, but the medical report confirms that Asran died of a heart attack. Kilani asks Arafa to complete the crime, but Arafa refuses, and one of Kelani's agents kills Dasouki and fails to kill Arafa. Arafa decides to take revenge for killing Desouki.

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  • Poster for The Ghost

    The Ghost 2007

    A young amnesiac accused of murder seeks to know the truth about himself while he is on the run from the police, searching for the real killer with the help of his friend.

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  • Poster for Agent Zero

    Agent Zero 2023

    Sefr, a museum guard who dreams of being James Bond, looks to emulate his hero – with comic results – when he tries to recover a stolen sculpture.

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  • Poster for Nems Bond

    Nems Bond 2008

    Sherif Bond (Hany Ramzy) is a policeman who is assigned a murder investigation case. When he meets the beautiful brunette, Nour (Dolly Shahin) the widow of the deceased, and despite his little experience in cases like this one, he gets exceptionally motivated to solve the case.

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  • Poster for Amohom

    Amohom 2022

    The story follows Sultan, a boxer and trainer who works with his friend Saeed in a sports center. They find themselves in trouble when they stumble upon a printing press for counterfeit money.

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  • Poster for Bogeyman

    Bogeyman 2023

    The events of the film revolve in one day around Sultan, a veteran criminal who was released from prison. But, he is surprised by the appearance of his two sons which he knew nothing while beings forced to escape with them amid a gang pursuing him.

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  • The Choice 2: Men of Shadow 2021

    The movie is a collection of episodes from the series "The Choice 2", Ramadan 2021, where the series deals with the heroism of the Egyptian policemen in the face of the dangers that the country was exposed to after the fall of the terrorist Brotherhood in 2013, with a focus on the events of the Rabaa sit-in dispersal, and the events of Kerdasa

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  • Poster for Detention Letter

    Detention Letter 2017

    (Khaled Degwy) who are enrolled in one of the terrorist groups that the killings, believing they are fighting for the sake of God, and when his brother (Ahmad) tries to join this group (Khaled) refuses, he is trying to stop him, but he joins, and one day arise a dispute between (Ahmad) and one of the members of this community, (Ahmed) get killed, (Khalid) go mad who seeks revenge against the group, the same moment the issue Answer the arrest of the police against (Khaled).

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  • Poster for The Begger

    The Begger 1983

    After failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becomes involved with a corrupt businessman who suspects him of being a police informant.

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  • Poster for The Thief and the Dogs

    The Thief and the Dogs 1962

    This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.

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  • Poster for Inferno in India

    Inferno in India 2016

    The film revolves around a comedy about a special forces unit being assigned to rescue the Egyptian ambassador to India after he was kidnapped, but the surprise happens when the film's hero discovers that those summoned for this mission are not members of a special forces unit, but rather a musical band.

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  • Poster for Hero Of Paper

    Hero Of Paper 1988

    The film revolves around the cinematographer Rami Qashua, who begins to succeed in the cinema through the texts he writes, but his bad luck imprints it in an unenviable predicament when one of his texts ends up being written by a clerical writer on the typewriter. He performs the literal implementation of everything that happens in the scenario of theft and murder, and collaborates with journalist Sawsan in order to beat him.

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  • Poster for Abo Nasab

    Abo Nasab 2023

    Ali - an eccentric pediatrician - is preparing to marry his beloved Dalia. Their happiness takes a dangerous turn after Dalia's criminal father, Daoud, is released from prison on the day of their wedding. Ali finds himself at the heart of a series of ridiculous revenge events between his father-in-law's gang and other gangs, which leads to the marriage ceremony and the expected honeymoon being ruined.

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  • Poster for Shams El Zanaty

    Shams El Zanaty 1991

    During World War II, a tribal chief travels to Cairo to buy weapons. He asks for Shams Al Zanati's help to protect his oasis from Marshal Bar'i.

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  • Poster for Friends or Business

    Friends or Business 2001

    Karim Nour and Tarek Al-Seyoufy are two successful TV hosts whose shows attract many viewers, which gradually turns them into rivals. When the channel director dispatches Karim to Palestine at the time of the Palestinian Intifada, he reluctantly goes, as he embarks on an eye-opening journey.

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  • Poster for The Clever One

    The Clever One 2025

    In a comedic and action-packed setting, the story revolves around a stuntman who specializes in performing dangerous scenes for famous stars, and he falls into many troubles and problems due to the nature of his job.

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  • Poster for Young Alexander the Great

    Young Alexander the Great 2010

    The coming of age of young Alexander, future world conqueror, from his boyhood in Greece to his assumption of Regent of the Land, after proving his worth to his father, the demanding King Phillip.

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  • Poster for Sunstroke

    Sunstroke 1978

    'Shams' is a photojournalist, in a romantic relationship with 'Salwa'. When he is invited to cover a wedding, he accidentally captured a photo of a burning paper with mysterious words which leads him to a murderous gang.

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  • Poster for Looking for Troubles

    Looking for Troubles 1975

    Shaaban, a magazine photographer, is hired to secretly photograph a heist between two rival gangs. When he tries to keep part of the money, he becomes a target for both sides.

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  • Poster for The Swarm

    The Swarm 2024

    Based on actual events and the efforts of the Egyptian National Security Authorities against terrorist organizations through the incident of the massacre of 21 Egyptians in Libya and the army’s expanding operations in order to confront these terrorist groups.

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  • Poster for A Hot Night

    A Hot Night 1995

    On New Year's Eve, a taxi driver tries to raise money necessary for his mother-in-law surgery who takes care of his only mentally handicapped son. On the same night, a repentant prostitute tries to make money to fix her house . When they meet, they witness a night full of unforgettable events.

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  • Poster for El Almany

    El Almany 2012

    A registered felon, known as Al-Almany, lives in the slums and tries to find his way out by any means necessary, including criminal acts and harassment.

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  • Poster for Dark Waters

    Dark Waters 1956

    Ragab, a poor sailor, returns home to Alexandria after three years of absence, during which he tried to save money to marry his one true love, Hamedah. But there's trouble on the harbor, and with an old friend.

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  • Poster for The Tiger and The Female

    The Tiger and The Female 1987

    Officer Wahid is assigned to work undercover to enter the ring of the largest drug trafficker, he uses the help of the repentant night girl Naima, to impersonate the long-disappeared daughter of the drug leader, who welcomes them into his home before his sister discovers the truth.

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  • Poster for Black Tiger

    Black Tiger 1984

    An Egyptian goes to Germany to work in a factory and become a boxing legend called black tiger.

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  • Poster for Gun Racking

    Gun Racking 2015

    Police officer Omar al-Attar which is exposed to the position turns over his career and personal upside down, when the killing of his wife verse at the hands of a gang, seeks to avenge her, something that enters into a series of cascading problems with his superiors, it becomes chased by security forces.

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  • Poster for WHAT'S IN THE CASE?

    WHAT'S IN THE CASE? 2022

    After a successful robbery, a gang of three men start arguing about the custody of the unknown case, leading to their ultimate destruction.

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  • Poster for Hassan El Masry

    Hassan El Masry 2023

    Hassan has been haunted by feelings of guilt ever since his mother and sister died. He faces a challenging situation with his new job as the driver and bodyguard of a teenage girl, which may possibly help him redeem himself.

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  • Poster for Pharaoh's War

    Pharaoh's War 2019

    Yehia, known as Pharaoh, reassembles a group of six of his old friends, each with a unique combating skill, to travel to Syria under the pretense of bounty hunting. Their real mission is to save his kidnapped son from the hands of Franco and his ISIS gangsters after they assaulted Syrian refugees, including Yehia's wife, and took away the children to a district that is currently under his control.

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  • Poster for Dreams Of Our Age

    Dreams Of Our Age 2005

    group of friends helping their friend to start her project in sharm el sheikh

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