The Innocent

The Innocent (1986)

البريء

A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.

Date of release
1986-01-02
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Atef El-Tayeb

Casting

Interesting facts

The Innocent is an Egyptian film, released in 1986, starring Ahmed Zaki, Gamil Ratib, and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. It is written by Wahid Hamed and directed by Atef El Tayeb.

Production

Actor Ahmed Zaki insisted that Mahmoud Abdel Aziz throw real poisonous snakes on him in the prison cell to trigger fears by way of method acting. Zaki said: “I had a genuine phobia of snakes and tried to avoid them altogether, but it was an unforgettable experience.”

When Wahid Hamed was writing the script, he had Zaki in mind to play Ahmed Saba’a el-Leel from the start. Zaki turned it down at first since he did not feel he could produce it, but Samira Ahmed bought it off him and ironically chose him to star. Hamed went through an incident that inspired the film during the 1977 Egyptian bread riots.

Among the more implausible scenes was that in which Sharkas on horseback and Saba’a on foot both chase down Rashad’s truck.

A disclaimer inserted to appease the censors at the start of the film claims the following: “The facts of this film do not represent the current situation.”

The film includes two songs sung and composed by Ammar El Sherei.

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