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The Terrorist

The Terrorist

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 13, 1994

Runtime

2h 22m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

الإرهابي

Director

Nader Galal

Description

Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.