‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: Egypt’s Biggest Movie Star Can’t Escape The Authoritarian Regime [Cannes]
CANNES – After screening “Eagles of the Republic,” a world premiere in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, we’re confident that Tarik Saleh will not be allowed back into Egypt anytime soon. The writer and director has been exiled from the Arab nation for a decade, before a planned shoot of “The Nile Hilton Incident.” That film, which depicted police corruption based on a real-life murder, was eventually filmed in friendlier Morocco.
