The story follows Major Youssef El-Masry, portrayed by Amir Karara. El-Masry is a courageous, somewhat hot-headed officer in the Alexandria police force. He finds himself embroiled in a fierce conflict that begins not on a battlefield, but on the streets of the Karmouz district.

It was not a war declared by parliaments or announced on the evening news. It was a war of ambushes, shattered glass, and the acrid smell of gunpowder trapped between ancient stone walls.

Furthermore, leaked hospital records from Alexandria University Hospital confirmed the admission of 6 police officers with entry wounds from 5.56mm and 7.62mm rounds, disproving the "friendly fire" theory.

The intense military pressure in Sinai created a “balloon effect.” Veteran operatives, facing drones, F-16 strikes, and armored advances in the desert, began relocating westwards. Alexandria, with its dense population of 5 million, its proximity to the ungoverned Libyan border (via the desert road), and its historic role as a smuggling hub, became the preferred fallback zone.

) is a title that should be on your radar. This 2018 Egyptian blockbuster, directed by Peter Mimi, takes viewers back to 1940s Alexandria during the British occupation.