Darwish
Watch TrailerDarwish, a former special agent, lives a quiet life in an old Cairo quarter, trading spices. His past catches up when a wave of mysterious thefts of ancient artifacts linked to a legend of a caliph's cursed treasure hits the city. Teaming up with Karim, a charismatic but perpetually unlucky taxi driver, Darwish is forced to pick up his weapons again. Their duo—a strange blend of lethal efficiency and absurd comedic farce—carves a path through marketplace ambushes, camel chases across the desert, and brawls in half-ruined palaces. This 2025 action-comedy turns Cairo into a giant playground where every fight is punctuated by a joke, and every victory comes with an ironic smirk.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | درويش |
| Year | 2025 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Genre | Action, Comedy |
| Director | Waleed El Halfawy |
| Runtime | 105 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.8/10 (4 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Director Ahmed El-Said constructs the action on contrast: smooth, almost balletic movement in rapid-fire shootouts abruptly gives way to grotesque, cartoonish physics in the comedic scuffles. The camera loves dynamic flyovers above the city's rooftops but captures the heroes' absurd tumbles into piles of spices or olive pots with equal relish.
Those who tire of overly serious action will find a kinetic cocktail where fight tension dissolves into instant comedic release. What lingers after is a sense of lightheaded exhilaration, like a fast cab ride through Cairo's narrow alleys where danger and laughter are constant companions. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Waleed El Halfawy
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