
Set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Revolution, the thriller features a police officer who investigates the murder of a woman. What initially seems to be a killing of a prostitute turns into a more complicated case involving the very elite of Egypt.... (Full plot summary below)
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Set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Revolution, the thriller features a police officer who investigates the murder of a woman. What initially seems to be a killing of a prostitute turns into a more complicated case involving the very elite of Egypt.
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| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyThe whole thing feels a bit like an Arabic riff on "Chinatown" or "L.A. Confidential" — a neonoir with a tawdry edge where our imperfect hero will eventually be doomed. It’s not a question of if, only when he will lose. |
| Village VoiceKristen Yoonsoo KimThe Nile Hilton Incident, despite a stylish, seedy coating, fails to even come close to the canon of greats that have influenced it. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Nile Hilton Incident represents the type of penetrating filmmaking that only a writer-director intimately familiar with Egyptian culture but possessing an outsider’s perspective could convincingly accomplish. |
| VarietyNick SchagerLike the finest noir, what springs forth from Saleh’s film is the dreary belief that the bad sleep well while the rest are left to suffer in the streets. |
| San Diego ReaderMatthew LickonaThe evocation of that old film noir feeling is hugely effective here: Dad telling his freshly-bribed son "You can't buy dignity," the fantastic slow zoom on a love scene reflected in a two-way mirror, even the beguiling torch singer. |
| HeyUGuysLinda MarricA genuinely thrilling neo-noir with added political intrigue. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian Orndorf"Incident" isn't completely lost, but it's unfulfilling in many ways, kept out of reach for too long, in need of more dramatic definition and hostility to fully realize its incredible potential. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenOne character notes that his country is not Switzerland. This noirish detective story with allegorical touches is like a morality play about systemic corruption. |
| AwardsCircuit.comShane SlaterWhile the script has little more to say than "corruption is bad," Saleh smartly infuses the film with the righteous fury of its political context. |
| EmpireOlly RichardsA story with all the qualities of a classic LA noir is given a very effective spin by transposing it to politically charged Cairo. It’s angry, frustrated and thrilling. |