The Nile Hilton Incident
{{Short description|2017 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Nile Hilton Incident
| image = The Nile Hilton Incident.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Tarik Saleh
| producer = Kristina Åberg
| writer = Tarik Saleh
| starring = Fares Fares
| music = Krister Linder
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2017|1|21|Sundance|2017|9|29|Sweden|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = Sweden
Egypt
Denmark
Germany
| language = Arabic
Nuer/Dinka
}}
The Nile Hilton Incident ({{langx|ar|حادث النيل هيلتون}} Hadith Alnayl Hiylton) is a 2017 Swedish thriller film directed by Tarik Saleh. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/sundance-2017-competition-next-lineups-1201750752/ |title=Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders |publisher=Penske Business Media|work=IndieWire |first=Kate |last=Erbland| date=30 November 2016 |access-date=21 January 2017}} It was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic.{{cite news|title=2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards: Global Independent Creativity Reaches New Heights|url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/sundance-institute-announces-feature-film-awards-for-2017-sundance-film-festival|access-date=29 January 2017|publisher=The Sundance Institute|work=Sundance Film Festival|date=28 January 2017}} The film discusses the corruption of Egyptian police before the 25 January Revolution. The plot is inspired by the murder of the Lebanese Arab singer Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008.{{Cite news|url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/en-salle-le-caire-confidentiel-regarde-les-hommes-de-moubarak-tomber|title=En salle. "Le Caire confidentiel" : regarde les hommes de Moubarak tomber|date=4 July 2017|work=Courrier International|access-date=22 November 2017|language=fr}} At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, the film won five awards, including Best Film.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/ddmQ4O/guldbagge-vinnaren-trodde-inte-pa-seger-chockerande |title=Guldbagge-vinnaren trodde inte på seger: "Chockerande" |work=Aftonbladet |language=sv |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=23 January 2018}}
Plot
The narrative revolves around Noredin (Fares Fares), an enigmatic and rugged detective renowned for his chain-smoking habit. Tasked with a homicide investigation, he delves into the unsettling murder case of Lalena, a pop star entwined in the world of politics as the mistress of Hatem Shafiq (based on Hisham Talaat Moustafa).{{Cite news |date=2017-08-10 |title=Review: ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ Puts the Noir in Cairo (Published 2017) |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/movies/the-nile-hilton-incident-review.html |access-date=2023-08-04}} The grim discovery of Lalena's lifeless body, her throat brutally slit, occurs within the confines of the eponymous Nile Hilton hotel.{{Cite news |last=Hans |first=Simran |date=2018-03-04 |title=The Nile Hilton Incident review – a cracking Cairo thriller |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/04/the-nile-hilton-incident-review-cracking-cairo-thriller |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0029-7712}}
The case takes an intriguing turn as the sole witness to the gruesome crime emerges – a Sudanese maid by the name of Salwa (Mari Malek).{{Cite web |last=Abele |first=Robert |date=2017-08-31 |title=Review: 'The Nile Hilton Incident': Crime and corruption on the eve of revolution |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-nile-hilton-incident-review-20170831-story.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Shafiq denies culpability for the murder of Lalena, who, it turns out, collaborated with a sleazy pimp named Nagy (Hichem Yacoubi) to capture compromising pictures of her clients (including Shafiq) to be used as blackmail.{{Cite web |last=August 10 |first=Chris Nashawaty |last2=EDT |first2=2017 at 12:13 PM |title='The Nile Hilton Incident' Plays Like an Egyptian 'Chinatown' |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/08/10/nile-hilton-incident-ew-review/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=EW.com |language=en}} Soon it is revealed that Shafiq had a mysterious man (Slimane Dazi) kill Lalena.{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2017-01-22 |title=Film Review: ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/the-nile-hilton-incident-review-1201962398/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Cast
- Fares Fares as Noredin Mostafa
- Mari Malek as Salwa
- Yasser Ali Maher as Kammal Mostafa
- Ahmed Selim as Hatem Shafiq
- Hania Amar as Gina
- Mohamed Yousry as Momo
- Slimane Dazi as Green Eyed Man
- Hichem Yacoubi as Nagui
- Ger Duany as Clinton
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 55 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.{{cite web| url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_nile_hilton_incident |title=The Nile Hilton Incident (2018) |publisher=Fandango Media|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=9 May 2018}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-nile-hilton-incident|title=The Nile Hilton Incident Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic |access-date=6 March 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|5540188|The Nile Hilton Incident}}
{{Tarik Saleh}}
{{Guldbagge Award Best Film}}
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Category:2017 crime thriller films
Category:2010s Arabic-language films
Category:Swedish crime thriller films
Category:Best Film Guldbagge Award winners
Category:Films directed by Tarik Saleh