The Nile Hilton Incident

The Nile Hilton Incident (Arabic: حادث النيل هيلتون Hadith Alnayl Hiylton) is a 2017 Swedish thriller film directed by Tarik Saleh. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic.[2] The film discusses the corruption of Egyptian police before the 25 January Revolution. The plot is inspired by the murder of the Lebanese Arab singer Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008.[3] At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, the film won five awards, including Best Film.[4]

The Nile Hilton Incident
Film poster
Directed byTarik Saleh
Written byTarik Saleh
Produced byKristina Åberg
StarringFares Fares
Music byKrister Linder
Release dates
  • 21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) (Sundance)
  • 29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) (Sweden)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesSweden
Egypt
Denmark
Germany
LanguagesArabic
Nuer/Dinka

Cast
  • Fares Fares as Noredin Mostafa
  • Mari Malek as Salwa
  • Yasser Ali Maher as Kammal Mostafa
  • Ahmed Selim as Hatem Shafiq
  • Hania Amar as Gina
  • Mohamed Yousry as Momo
  • Slimane Dazi as Green Eyed Man
  • Hichem Yacoubi as Nagui
  • Ger Duany as Clinton

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 55 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

References
  1. Erbland, Kate (30 November 2016). "Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. "2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards: Global Independent Creativity Reaches New Heights". Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. "En salle. "Le Caire confidentiel" : regarde les hommes de Moubarak tomber". Courrier International (in French). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. "Guldbagge-vinnaren trodde inte på seger: "Chockerande"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. "The Nile Hilton Incident (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. "The Nile Hilton Incident Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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