US Edition‘Eagles Of The Republic’ Review: The Terrific Fares Fares Stars In Tarik Saleh’s Precision-Tooled Political Thriller – Cannes Film Festival
- Eagles of the Republic, a political thriller directed by Tarik Saleh, stars Fares Fares as George Fahmy, a top Egyptian actor coerced to star in a biopic glorifying President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
- The Egyptian government, through officials like Dr. Mansour, pressures George to comply amidst a backdrop of authoritarian control and a failed military coup against Sisi.
- George reluctantly accepts the role and participates in staged events, including giving a loyalty speech at a military parade commemorating soldiers from the Yom Kippur War.
- The film depicts escalating threats to George’s family, his entrapment by the regime, and satirizes both the film industry and authoritarianism with dark humor and sharp critique.
- Eagles of the Republic exposes the compromises artists face under dictatorship, illustrating how state propaganda ensnares individuals and the personal costs of serving ruthless power.
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‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: An Egyptian Movie Star Is Forced to Make a Propaganda Film in Tarik Saleh’s Catchy but Muddled Age of Autocracy Thriller
“Eagles of the Republic” is a Cairo-set political thriller one can slot into the following category: movies about life under autocracy that feel different to watch — at least to Americans — than they would have six months ago. That’s because they hit so much closer to home now. It might sound off-the-wall to describe “Eagles of the Republic” as an “entertaining” saga of repression, but the central character is a fictional Egyptian movie star, an…
Cannes 2025: Mid-Term, the 78th Cannes Film Festival Confirms Its Political Dimension
After an opening last Tuesday marked by the interventions of Juliette Binoche on Gaza and Robert de Niro on Donald Trump, the 78th Cannes festival confirms the political dimension of the selection. This is the case with the film on the current Egypt, Les Eagles de la République.
The Golden Boys of the Riviera: Tarik Saleh and Fares Fares on the New Film
“Eagles of the Republic” is the final installment in the standalone Cairo trilogy that began with “The Nile Hilton Incident” almost a decade ago. Kulturnyheteren met Tarik Saleh and Fares Fares – who played the lead roles in all three films – in Cannes before the premiere.
‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: Movies Collide With Political Might in Tarik Saleh’s Dark and Clever Conspiracy Thriller
The latest feature from the writer-director of 'Cairo Conspiracy' follows a film star who gets in over his head playing Egyptian President El-Sisi in a biopic.
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