Sweden, Germany, Denmark, 2017, 110’, color, DCP
Tarik Saleh
cinematography
Pierre Aïm
editing
Theis Schmidt
music
Krister Linder
sound
Fredrik Jonsäter
Marc Meusinger
production design
Roger Rosenberg
costumes
Louize Nissen
Fares Fares [Noredin]
Mari Malek [Salwa]
Yaser Aly Maher [general Kamal Mostafa]
Slimane Daze [green eyed man]
Ahmed Seleem [Hatem Shafiq]
Mohamed Yousry [Momo]
Hania Amar [Gina]
Kristina Åberg
production
Atmo
co-producers
Marcel Lenz
Guido Schwab
Monica Hellström
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Per Bouveng
Fredrik Zander
Karim Debbagh
co-productions
Ostlicht film production
Final Cut for Real
Film i Väst
Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning
Sveriges Television
Chimney
Scanbox
with the support of
The Swedish Film Institute
Eurimages
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
Danish Film Institute
Copenhagen Film fond
West Danish Film Fund
Noredin is the everyday corrupt police detective who makes his buck accepting bribes from street vendors and landlords. By routine, he extorts money from the local criminals. Under the influence of drugs and alcohol, he can still function in a system that is on the brink of collapse. One night he is assigned a murder investigation. A singer is found dead at the Nile Hilton. What initially seems to be a "crime of passion" turns into something that concerns the very power elite of Egypt.
"I knew that when I wrote The Nile Hilton Incident I was asking for trouble. It’s a little bit like dating a serial killer. But I could have never, in my wildest imagination have known how crazy this production would turn out. I am very glad that no one died. The fiction of The Nile Hilton Incident was constantly crashing into reality. At times it scared me, but to be honest, this is why I do this - to make my dreams come true. To me the film is about a city that I love. It’s about the past and the future colliding - and the people that get’s crushed in the process." [Tarik Saleh]
Tarik Saleh (Stockholm, 1972) started his carrier as one of Sweden’s most prominent graffiti artists. His mural Fascinate from 1989 is one of the world’s oldest existing graffiti paintings. It is the first graffiti mural to be protected by the Swedish state as a cultural heritage. His work as an art director led him to start the documentary magazine Alive in Cairo, Egypt 1995. A few years later he published the legendary Swedish underground magazine Atlas. In 2001 he co-directed Sacrificio - Who betrayed Che Guevara? with Erik Gandini. In 2005 he co-directed the feature documentary film Gitmo - The New Rules of War with Erik Gandini. He has developed several TV concepts for the Swedish Television. Among them: Världens modernaste land, together with Fredrik Lindstrom. It was awarded best culture and current affairs program of 2007. In 2009 he directed the animated feature Metropia starring Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgård and Udo Kier. The film premiered as the opening film at the critic week in Venice. It has been screened at over 65 film festivals like Tribeca and London Film Festival and has won several awards. It was Sweden’s nomination for the Nordic Council Film Prize. In 2011 Tarik Saleh directed music videos for artist Lykke Li. Sadness is a Blessing featuring Stellan Skarsgård was awarded best narrative video at the Antville Music Video Awards. Follow Rivers featuring Fares Fares has had more than 58 million views on Youtube. 2014 marked the theatrical release of his latest feature film, crime thriller Tommy. His latest film, The Nile Hilton Incident, will premiere worldwide in 2017. Tarik Saleh is one of the founders of Atmo.
2017 The Nile Hilton Incident
2014 Tommy
2009 Metropia
2005 Gitmo - The New Rules of War
[doc, co-direction Erik Gandini]
2001 Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara
[doc, co-direction Erik Gandini]
