A Citizen Under Investigation is the great Egyptian director Henry Barakat's last film, and a damning indictment of Egypt's ruling military dictatorship.
Casts Farouq Al Fishawy, Ashraf Abdel Baky, Mahmoud El Gendy, Sohier Ramzy, Hassan Hosny, Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Khalil Morsi, Ezzat ElMashad, Ahmed Abu Abiya, Hamdy Morsi
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SIMILAR MOVIES
1987: When the Day Comes
The Band's Visit
The Judgment
The Prince of Egypt
Flatfoot in Egypt
The Ten Commandments
Entrelinhas
Cleopatra
The Mummy Lives
Ghost Town
The English Patient
Alexander
Agora
Hassan and Nayima
Caesar and Cleopatra
The Colour of His Destiny
Walking Across Egypt
Four Days in September
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
The Egyptian
SIMILAR MOVIES
1987: When the Day Comes
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2017
In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.The Band's Visit
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2007
A small Egyptian police band travels to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves stuck in the wrong town.The Judgment
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2023
A gay Egyptian couple return from America for a family emergency. In this homophobic environment, their secret threatens to unravel under anxiety, unease, and suspicion that someone is using witchcraft to send them back.The Prince of Egypt
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1998
The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.Flatfoot in Egypt
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1980
Inspector Rizzo and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing.The Ten Commandments
IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1956
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.Entrelinhas
IMDB 5 | Aug , 2024
1970. Beatriz is an 18-year-old student. She is detained by the military dictatorship in Curitiba, Brazil, and tortured for ten days accused of belonging to the subversive student movement and an armed guerrilla that fights against the regime, VAR-Palmares.Cleopatra
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1963
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.The Mummy Lives
IMDB 4.2 | Jul , 1993
An Egyptian noble, sentenced to death for a forbidden affair, returns from the grave 3,000 years later and becomes obsessed with a woman whom he thinks is the reincarnation of his dead lover.Ghost Town
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2008
Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!The English Patient
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1996
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.Alexander
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2004
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.Agora
IMDB 7 | May , 2009
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.Hassan and Nayima
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1959
A love story similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet taking place in the Egyptian Countryside.Caesar and Cleopatra
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 1945
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.The Colour of His Destiny
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 1987
Teenager and his Chilean parents live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in exile, after his brother is killed by the military government in Chile. Years later, still haunted by the past, he undergoes a crisis when he learns his cousin had been arrested in Santiago, and quarrels with his family when he decides to know his country and the details of his past.Walking Across Egypt
IMDB 4.9 | Jan , 1999
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.Four Days in September
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1997
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1978
While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.The Egyptian
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1954
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.