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The Island(Movie, 2007)

Original title: "الجزيرة" (Arabic/AR)
1h 32min | Genres: Action, Drama
The IslandRating: 3.5/5 (with 1212 votes)
The Island (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: El-Gezeira) is a 2007 action-thriller Egyptian film starring Ahmed El Sakka, Mahmoud Yacine, Hend Sabri and Khaled Elsawy and directed by Sherif Arafa. In upper Egypt, a gang war for leadership leads to a massacre, killing the mother and wife of the young gang boss and most of his clan. He avenges them, and controls the whole island for trade in weapons and drugs, and makes illegal deals with the police. ()
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About The Island

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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تريلر الجزيرة(Trailer, 2:09)

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Additional Information

Production country: Egypt
Original language: Arabic (AR)
Spoken languages: Arabic (AR)
Translated into 2 languages: Arabic (AR), English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/18/2007
Director: Sherif Arafa
Screenwriter: Mohamed Diab
Composer: Omar Khairat
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El Gezira"
"El-Gazirah"
Keywords: mobster, island, police, drugs

2 movies in the Collection

2007 The Island
2014 The Island 2 ("الجزيرة ٢")

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