Against the Government
A self-serving Egyptian lawyer is forced to confront justice, family, and the cost of his corruption when a case becomes painfully personal.
Overview
A lawyer's moral crisis unfolds as he confronts his past and the consequences of his choices.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- serious
- morally tense
- melancholic
- serious movie night
- arabic cinema viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mustafa Khalaf’s work as a corrupt personal injury lawyer becomes entangled with the discovery that a customer is apparently his own son.
The central case forces attention away from Mustafa’s financial motives and toward the interests of the injured customer and the justice system.
Mustafa is introduced as a famous lawyer motivated by corruption and money, then confronted by a case that tests those priorities.
The customer later appears to be Mustafa’s own son, transforming a professional dispute into a personal crisis.
Films like Against the Government, and why
A Few Good Men
morally charged legal drama centered on professional ethics, personal responsibility, and institutional corruption
Erin Brockovich
socially conscious courtroom drama in which a legal case exposes wider failures of power and accountability
The Verdict
intense character-driven drama about compromised institutions and a protagonist forced into moral reckoning
Movie Details
- Director
- Atef El-Tayeb
- Release Date
- 1992-06-11
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (15)
Cast
- Ahmed Zaki
- Afaf Shoieb
- Abu Bakr Ezzat
- Lebleba
- Mohamed Nagaty
- ElMontaser Bellah
- Ahmed Khalil
- Wafaa Mekki
- Fayeq Azab
- Ahmed Akl
Common questions
- What is Against the Government about?
- A self-serving Egyptian lawyer is forced to confront justice, family, and the cost of his corruption when a case becomes painfully personal.
- What is Against the Government like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Against the Government as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Against the Government violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Against the Government.
- Which films are like Against the Government?
- Films with a similar feel include A Few Good Men, Erin Brockovich, and The Verdict.
- How long is Against the Government?
- Against the Government runs 105 minutes.
