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Eagles of the Republic Exposes the Hypocrisy in Egypt: ‘The Lips May Not Touch in a Film, but the Stars Appear Half-Naked on the Red Carpet’

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Tarik Saleh concludes his Cairo trilogy with the sardonic meta-film Eagles of the Republic, in which a celebrated actor is forced to play in...

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Swedish-Egyptian director Tarik Saleh mercilessly (and wittily) dissects the Egyptian regime in his films. With ‘Eagles of the Republic’, he delivers...

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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‘Eagles of the Republic’ is the final film of Tarik Saleh’s ‘Cairo trilogy’. The sometimes witty, sometimes icy drama offers a glimpse into filmmaking in a repressive country, where the authoritarian Sisi has held the reins firmly in her hands since 2014.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Tarik Saleh concludes his Cairo trilogy with the sardonic meta-film Eagles of the Republic, in which a celebrated actor is forced to play in...

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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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