{"id":2802,"date":"2023-08-10T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2023-12-28T19:37:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T19:37:51","slug":"cairo-conspiracy-egypt-thursday-5-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/2023\/08\/cairo-conspiracy-egypt-thursday-5-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"CAIRO CONSPIRACY [Egypt], Thursday 5 October, 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cairo Conspiracy | Official Trailer HD\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v1Q8otLrf_o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Online booking is appreciated and we cover the cost of your booking fee. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/CairoConspiracy-5thOct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to buy your ticket for&nbsp;Cairo Conspiracy.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>A gripping political thriller. A fisherman\u2019s son wins a scholarship to a prestigious Islamic university only to be recruited as a government informant.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This critically acclaimed new film by Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident, The Contractor) follows Adam who is offered the ultimate privilege: to study at Cairo\u2019s Al-Azhar University, the epicentre of Sunni Islam power. Soon after his arrival in the city, the university\u2019s highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt\u2019s religious and political elite. As he struggles to balance a range of competing interests that favour different leaders, he soon finds that he must fight for his very survival as the succession intensifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>There\u2019s an intriguing mix of scorn and paranoia here, together with a yearning for individual figures of decency halfway down the food chain \u2013 it reminded me of John le Carr\u00e9.<\/em> \u2013 The Guardian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A measured but unsparing portrait of corruption perpetrated by people who, across the board, are utterly confident of their own rectitude.<\/em> \u2013 New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CAIRO CONSPIRACY <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Egypt, 2022 I Language: Arabic I 126 minutes I Cert: Unrated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director: Tarik Saleh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cast: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign language films are subtitled.&nbsp; Cert: CLUB for over 18s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short film may be shown before the feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOOKING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets: \u20ac8.50\/\u20ac7 concession<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cork Cine Club  is absorbing the cost of online booking fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book online: <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/CairoConspiracy-5thOct\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/CairoConspiracy-5thOct<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay at the door by card or cash. 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