The Crime (film)

The Crime (Arabic: الجريمة, transliterated as El-Gareema) is a 2022 Egyptian film. The film is directed and written by Sherif Arafa, and it stars Ahmed Ezz, Menna Shalabi, Maged El Kedwany, Ryad El Khouly, and Sayed Ragab. The film was released on January 5, 2022 in Egypt^[2] and on January 20, 2022 in the Gulf states.^[3]

The Crime
الجريمة
Directed by	Sherif Arafa
Written by	Sherif Arafa
Produced by	Hisham Abdel Khalek
Starring	Ahmed Ezz Menna Shalabi Maged El Kedwany Ryad El Khouly Sayed Ragab
Cinematography	Abd El-Salam Mousa
Edited by	Dalia el-Nasser
Music by	Amine Bouhafa
Release date	January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic
Box office	27,210,498 Egyptian pounds[1]

Cast

• Ahmed Ezz
• Menna Shalabi
• Maged El Kedwany
• Ryad El Khouly
• Sayed Ragab
• Hajjaj Abdul Azim
• Mohamed Gomaa
• Myrna Noureldin
• Mohamed El Sharnouby
• Nardin Farag
• Omar Sharif
• Sherif Kholosy

Synopsis

The film takes place in the 1970’s and centers on a man named Adel who suffers from hallucinations and is institutionalized. He escapes his mental hospital and becomes a well-paid perpetrator of contract killing and other crimes for hire. One crime he is embroiled in causes him to confess to prior offenses, bringing him into conflict with his former sponsors.^[4]

Production and marketing

The first trailer for the movie was released on October 26, 2021.^[5]

External links

• The Crime at IMDb