Overview
- Released in French cinemas this week, the drama follows Egyptian screen idol George Fahmy coerced into portraying President Abdel Fattah al‑Sissi in a propaganda biopic after threats to his family.
- Le Parisien, Télérama and the JDD praise the film’s craft and single out Fares Fares for a commanding lead performance.
- Critics frame the work as a pointed indictment of corruption, blackmail, censorship, surveillance and intimidation by the regime it portrays.
- Selected in competition at Cannes in May, the feature serves as the finale to Saleh’s Cairo cycle that began with Le Caire confidentiel and La Conspiration du Caire.
- Coverage notes reports that Saleh, Egyptian‑born and Swedish, is barred from Egypt, underscoring the release’s political sensitivity.