The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) YTS

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

When a young woman is murdered in the

When a young woman is murdered in the high-class Hilton hotel in Cairo, veteran police officer “Noredin” (Fares Fares) is drafted in for what everyone expects to be a routine investigation where nobody really cares. Quite swiftly, however, he begins to suspect that there might be something altogether more sinister going on. It’s not that he’s offended or surprised by the crime or the corruption, indeed he has no compunction in bribing or helping himself - but this crime looks like it might have some political dimension to it when he begins to suspect that sleazy parliamentarian “Shafiq” (Ahmed Selim) is in some way involved. Rumour has it that there is a witness to the crime, so he determines to find “Salwa” (Mari Malek) before the state security people get her some concrete shoes. All the while, there is growing unrest amongst the general population with the regime and it’s enforcers, and so “Noredin” has more than one flank to protect as he closes in on answers that his bosses might prefer he didn’t. Fares reminded me a little here of John Wayne in “McQ” (1974): a disillusioned policeman who knows the system is broken and who has his own unorthodox manner of working, and he delivers the role well. “Cleopatra” cigarettes does well here too, as our investigator is rarely without a cigarette in his mouth, but it seems to help him focus on just about every aspect of his life from sex to avoiding would-be assassins on the street. It’s a quickly paced, dark and grimy thriller that very much puts the noir into film noir and there was something about the conclusion that though fairly wrong, I did think summed up the thrust of just why a revolution was needed in the first place.

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Reviewed by alibaba3317 7 / 10

Well crafted political thriller

The Nile Hilton Incident is a political thriller following a murder at the Nile Hilton Hotel in Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution in January 2011.

The movie pulls off both the political elements as well as the more cinematic mysteriousness without being too much of either.

The acting is first class, especially Fares Fares, who probably smoked enough cigarettes to keep Marlboro in business forever. His character is not only interesting, well written and dynamic, but most of the struggle is internal. It's a very restrained act and he does it perfectly. Fares Fares is a legitimately good physical performer, not just here but in general.

The lack of musical score is an interesting choice. It's only used during big character moments and adds a sense of importance to those scenes.

The Nile Hilton Incident is veritable, competently shot and professionally acted.

The Nile Hilton Incident

2017

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

The Nile Hilton Incident

2017

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

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When a young woman is murdered in the

Well crafted political thriller

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