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Private Alexandria

Original title: Mallaki Iskandariya
  • 2005
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.2K
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Private Alexandria (2005)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Lawyer tries to unveil the mysterious murder and linked emotionally with his Client, and soon the case to reveal more and more surprises.Lawyer tries to unveil the mysterious murder and linked emotionally with his Client, and soon the case to reveal more and more surprises.Lawyer tries to unveil the mysterious murder and linked emotionally with his Client, and soon the case to reveal more and more surprises.

  • Director
    • Sandra Nashaat
  • Writers
    • Wael Abd-Allah
    • Mohamed Hefzy
  • Stars
    • Ahmed Ezz
    • Ghada Adel
    • Khaled Saleh
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sandra Nashaat
    • Writers
      • Wael Abd-Allah
      • Mohamed Hefzy
    • Stars
      • Ahmed Ezz
      • Ghada Adel
      • Khaled Saleh
    • 8User reviews
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    Ahmed Ezz
    Ahmed Ezz
    • Adham, the lawyer
    Ghada Adel
    • Sahar Abdel-Aziz (the accused)
    Khaled Saleh
    Khaled Saleh
    • Montaser Thabet (Monty)
    Nour
    Nour
    • Laila (Lola)
    Muhammad Ragab
    Muhammad Ragab
    • Moataz
    Riham Abdel Ghafour
    Riham Abdel Ghafour
    • Rasha
    Mahmoud Abdulmoghni
    • Fathy
    • (as Mahmoud Abdel-Moghni)
    Khaled Zaki
    • Hussein
    Sameh El Sereity
    • Advocate Shawky Omar
    • (as Sameh El-Sereety)
    Sandy Ali
    Mohamed Sherif Hassan
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    • Director
      • Sandra Nashaat
    • Writers
      • Wael Abd-Allah
      • Mohamed Hefzy
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    9Blue-Star

    Unique & Different !

    What makes this movie really unique is being different; different in its directing, acting, & most of all: its plot. Though the story is simple, its new & full of surprises. The story is about the murder of a rich man & his wife becomes the prime suspect. She seeks help from a handsome lawyer, who is enchanted by her & tries to prove her innocence by all means. Sandra, the director, really shines in this movie & proves that young age was never an obstacle for great talent. She takes hold of all her tools including her actors. Ahmad Ezz establishes himself as a very good actor & not just a pretty face. His acting was so natural & so convincing. Nour was one of the movie's surprises; she was totally different from the image of the sweet girl. Her effort to bring out this character so perfect is obvious in her make up & clothes. As for Khaled Saleh, he continues to amuse us more & more every movie. It was also a very successful step for Muhammad Ragab & Mahmoud Abdel Mogney. Finally, Ghada Adel needed to stop crying for a while so we can judge her acting, still she was kinda good and Reham was typical in the beautiful nice girl. With all this cast & all that action & suspense..this film is worth watching, & i saw it twice !
    10dina_egypt

    The Best so FAR!

    I think that this film is the best so far! Ahmed Ezz is too cute and he is the thing that made this film to shine! Ghada my favorite actress and Nour, in this film have acted too well and this what makes this movie very nice, and it is the best detective movie in my opinion. When i first saw this movie, i was concentrating to make sure that i understand, and i was also focusing on Ahmed Ezz's handsome looks! The film of Private Alexandria, like i have to say again, is the best movie to exist........(detective stories) So i wish that producers come up with movies like that in Egypt because this movie was very good, thats why i gave Ito a rating 10!!!!!!!!!!!
    10mad_rocket_79

    excellent Egyptian movie

    one of the best crime investigation thrillers ever made in Egypt and internationally too ,very good plot of a murder investigation, the acting ,the music, the plot, the photography, and the directing say thats an astonishing movie.its a new line and a new addition for the new good wave in Egyptian movie industry, every actor has done the best in his role ,also the plot is very good and nobody will ever figure out who's the murderer until the last second.it also reveals a new side that hasn't been discovered in every actor in the movie,specially Ahmad ezz (the lead actor) and also Khalid saleh (supporting actor) and let you know that the actor "nour" (supporting actress) is not only a pretty face.also the graphic effects are used very well in the movie that was directed by Sandra who outcomes herself in that movie which came really better than her last two movies "harameya Fe kj2" and harameya Fe Thailand" though they were good two.
    9soxino

    A good whodunit movie by Egyptian standards

    This is my first film by director Sandra Nashaat a rising female Egyptian director. My kids dragged me to see the movie; and surprise, surprise. I was really impressed by the cinematography, the acting, the directing and the plot twist. The title of the movie "Mallaki Iskandariya" means an Alexandria (Egypt) license plate. It is the story of a young attorney that is spellbound by the young widow of a rich man; accused by his children of murdering him. The head of his law firm refuses the case and he is forced to resign to try and prove her innocence. Very few Egyptian female directors established themselves on the movie seen e.g. Asmaa El-Bakry & Inas Al Degheidy; and Sandra Nashaat has surely put her name amongst them.
    9zgsrpmb

    One of the best Egyptian movies ever

    I always heard about it and never thought it would be like this . The beginning of the movie was perfect by all standards . The story was more than perfect . All the actors nailed it . One of the best Plot twists ever in cinema history. Great soundtrack , great scenes with perfect filming .

    Acting 10/10 I can't mention all the names because they all glowed up in that movie Plot 10/10 great plot with a mind blowing plot twist Filming 11/10 made us feel evey part of the crime Soundtrack 9/10 fits in the scenes very well Ending 9/10 I don't usually like hour and half movies as they are little short and that what made the ending sounds small But it was great anyway.

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 2005 (Egypt)
    • Country of origin
      • Egypt
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Oscar for Distribution and Movie Theatres
      • Aflam al-Nasr
      • al-Masah
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      • EGP 4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $854,468
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      • 1h 35m(95 min)
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