Eagles of the Republic

2025 2h 8m AR

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6.9

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76%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 77🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 2,573

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Synopsis

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George Fahmy, Egypt's most adored actor, is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like moth drawn to flame, he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the project.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fares Fares
George Fahmy
Lyna Khoudri
Donya Roschdy
Zineb Triki
Suzanne
Amr Waked
Dr. Mansour
Cherien Dabis
Rula Haddad
Ahmed Khairi
Fawzy
Nael Ali
General Al-Ghul
Sherwan Haji
Yasser Islam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tarik Saleh
Writers: Tarik Saleh
Languages: Arabic, French
Countries: Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Turkey

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MONEY

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Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 6 countries: Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Turkey.

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WORLD

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Part of the "The Cairo Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tarik Saleh, shot by Pierre Aïm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Theis Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tarik Saleh directs. Pierre Aïm behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Theis Schmidt cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Turkey. Dialogue in Arabic, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released last year.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, French.
4International production across 6 countries: Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Turkey.
5Part of the "The Cairo Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Tarik Saleh, shot by Pierre Aïm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Theis Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Fares Fares and Lyna Khoudri and Zineb Triki carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt30781967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Aïm
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: Theis Schmidt
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Costume design: Virginie Montel
Makeup / hair: Saara Räisänen
VFX supervisor: Peter Hjorth
Sound: Hans Møller
Stunt coordinator: Özgür Umut Güntekin
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,500,000
Box office: $1,472,327
Return: 15% of budget
Original language: AR
IMDB: Eagles of the Republic (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 67/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 2,573 votes

Awards

6 wins & 7 nominations total

Part of

The Cairo Trilogy

This modern trio of films features actor Fares Fares. The films operate as a searing critique of Egyptian political, religious, and social institutions. The Nile Hilton Incident (2017): A neo-noir thriller set in Cairo just before the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Cairo Conspiracy / Boy from Heaven (2022): An intense political drama set inside Cairo's Al-Azhar University. Eagles of the Republic (2025): Concludes the trilogy by focusing on an Egyptian actor pressured to star in government propaganda.