Synopsis
الإرهابي
“Al Irhabi”
Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.
The 1993–1995 Other Asia Window
10 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Terrorist sits at position #8.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Terrorist premiered. 53 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #361 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #267 of 356 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 2h 22m |
| Release Date | March 13, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0110155 |