Knight of the City
A financially desperate businessman has five days to recover five million from a powerful criminal, turning a collection job into a struggle for survival and control.
Overview
A desperate businessman races against time to settle a dangerous debt, risking everything in the process.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- gritty
- crime drama night
- arabic cinema viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The businessman must collect five million from a major criminal within five days, making financial obligation the film’s central engine.
The five-day collection period structures the protagonist’s escalating dealings with the criminal figure.
The businessman’s financial objective places him directly beneath the influence of a powerful criminal in an Egyptian city.
The film’s premise foregrounds debt, coercion, and urban criminal power through a grounded dramatic lens.
Films like Knight of the City, and why
The Yacoubian Building
urban crime drama centered on financial pressure, criminal power, and a protagonist forced into an escalating deadline
The Land of Fear
Egyptian social drama combining class tensions, corruption, and morally compromised urban characters
A Prophet
tense crime narrative about debt, coercion, and survival within a hostile city
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohamed Khan
- Release Date
- 1992-01-02
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 8.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Mahmoud Hemida
- Abdelaziz Makhyoun
- Hasan Hosny
- Souad Nasr
- Lucy
- Aaidah Riyadh
- Ahmad Bedir
- Mahmoud ElLozy
- Mohamed Metwally
- Othman Abdel Monem
Common questions
- What is Knight of the City about?
- A financially desperate businessman has five days to recover five million from a powerful criminal, turning a collection job into a struggle for survival and control.
- What is Knight of the City like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Knight of the City as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Knight of the City violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Knight of the City as moderate.
- Which films are like Knight of the City?
- Films with a similar feel include The Yacoubian Building, The Land of Fear, and A Prophet.
- How long is Knight of the City?
- Knight of the City runs 120 minutes.
