Review of The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) by Filipe C — 10 Sep 2017
With deft filmmaking channeling the likes of Polanski and Melville, Tarik Saleh offers a neo noir like no other in a long, long time. Set against the days leading up to the Arab Spring, The Nile Hilton Incident tackles local and government corruption in a lawless country, where morals are sparse and the bribes aplenty.
Our protagonist, Noredin Mostafa (Fares Fares in a great role), is the perfect embodiment of the business as usual mentality permeating through law enforcement, and it takes only a couple of minutes to understand that his comeuppance is all but inevitable.
Audiences are left wondering just how long can Noredin keep the investigation going before getting killed. The pressure builds beautifully to the Egyptian Revolution, which feels like both a release and, in vein of the best noirs, a daunting twist of fate.
Despite the consistent and inescapable sense of doom, the story moves at a brisk pace, and the intrigue is expertly interweaved with politics to stunning effect.
This review of The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) was written by Filipe C on 10 Sep 2017.
The Nile Hilton Incident has generally received positive reviews.
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