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A new student at a prestigious Cairo University is suddenly thrust into an unforgiving power struggle in this award-winning drama.
Adam, the son...
A new student at a prestigious Cairo University is suddenly thrust into an unforgiving power struggle in this award-winning drama.
Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Eqypt's religious and political elite.
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85 %47 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %32 reviewsAudience score rating
"A conventional treatment of a touchy subject."
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Variety
Variety"(A) superbly realised paranoid nightmare..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A compelling if somewhat conventional thriller in a highly unconventional setting..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Labyrinthine but satisfying..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Its lapses in storytelling mechanics [are] ignored easily enough for Barhom and Fares’ flinty-eyed performances."
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Little White Lies
Little White LiesCairo Conspiracy | Details
Award winner- Best Screenplay winner at Cannes Film Festival 2022.
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and violence
- Runtime
- 121
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- Denmark, Finland, France, Sweden
