THE NILE HILTON INCIDENT

Director: Tarik Saleh

Cast: Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yaser Ali Maher, Ahmed Selim, Slimane Dazi and Hichem Yacobi

Set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Revolution, this thriller sees a cop looking into the murder of a sex trade worker. However, what initially looks like a cut-anddried case soon becomes a complicated web centred on Egypt’s elite.

This Egypt/Sweden co-production won the grand jury prize, world cinema dramatic at this year’s Sundance festival.

First showing: Oct. 4, 3:45 p.m., International Village #9