With Eagles of CairoWith the film premiering this Friday, Tarik Saleh (Stockholm, 1972) concludes his trilogy of thrillers Set in Egypt, his father's country and where he himself studied art in the early nineties, the new film follows a famous actor pressured by the Al-Sisi regime to accept a role that will glorify the general who has ruled Egypt since 2014. Cinema, sex, politics, secrets, and lies shape a gripping drama starring the great Fares Fares, charismatic yet vulnerable when necessary.