Cairo Conspiracy
A fisherman’s son entering Cairo’s most powerful religious university is pulled into a lethal contest between clerics and the state.
Overview
A young man's journey through the treacherous waters of political and religious power in Cairo.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- paranoid
- tense
- serious movie night
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the sophisticated script and strong performances while finding that the premise’s tension-rich setting is not always fully realized.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Adam is drawn into a struggle between Al-Azhar's religious leadership and Egypt's political security apparatus after the Grand Imam dies.
The inexperienced fisherman’s son is treated as a pawn by competing religious and political elites.
Al-Azhar University functions as both Adam’s place of study and the center of a concealed succession conflict.
Adam’s navigation of messages, alliances, and official demands creates tension through investigation and coercive bureaucracy.
Films like Cairo Conspiracy, and why
The Lives of Others
political intrigue, institutional power struggles, and a morally pressured young protagonist
A Prophet
religious and political conspiracy rendered through tense procedural storytelling
The Constant Gardener
intelligent international thriller focused on state power, loyalty, and surveillance
Movie Details
- Director
- Tarik Saleh
- Release Date
- 2022-10-26
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (299)
Cast
- Tawfeek Barhom
- Fares Fares
- Mohammad Bakri
- Makram J. Khoury
- Mehdi Dehbi
- Younes Medhat
- Yunus Albayrak
- Sherwan Haji
- Amr Mosad
- Hassan El Sayed
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cairo Conspiracy about?
- A fisherman’s son entering Cairo’s most powerful religious university is pulled into a lethal contest between clerics and the state.
- What is Cairo Conspiracy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cairo Conspiracy as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cairo Conspiracy violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Cairo Conspiracy as mild.
- What did critics think of Cairo Conspiracy?
- Critics broadly praised the sophisticated script and strong performances while finding that the premise’s tension-rich setting is not always fully realized.
- Which films are like Cairo Conspiracy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lives of Others, A Prophet, and The Constant Gardener.
- How long is Cairo Conspiracy?
- Cairo Conspiracy runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cairo Conspiracy?
- In United States, Cairo Conspiracy streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
