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
In the crowded 1993-1995 Other Asia release window, The Terrorist sits at #8 of 10. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Other Asia, 53 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Terrorist premiered alongside 4 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other Other Asia films in 1994.
The 78th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 51% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (15th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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 |