‘Eagles Of The Republic’ Director Tarik Saleh On World Leaders Who Are “Vain And Thin-Skinned” Like Egypt’s El-Sisi & Donald Trump – Cannes Studio

Tarik Saleh returns to Cannes with explosive political thriller ‘Eagles of the Republic’

Described as a sharp critique of authoritarianism under Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Eagles of the Republic continues Saleh’s unflinching examination of power, morality, and corruption in the Arab world.

Tarik Saleh, a Swedish director of Egyptian origin, returns to the Cannoese scene with his new film Les Eagles de la République. In the third part of his trilogy on Egypt, he denounces the archanes of Egyptian power under the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and demonstrates the harmful effects of the system on society as well as on the individual.

‘Eagles Of The Republic’ Director Tarik Saleh On World Leaders Who Are “Vain And Thin-Skinned” Like Egypt’s El-Sisi & Donald Trump – Cannes Studio

In director Tarik Saleh’s drama-thriller Eagles of the Republic, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in Competition, a fictional Egyptian actor named George Fahmy (played by Fares Fares) enjoys the benefits of stardom – wealth, privilege, the companionship of beautiful women, and such. But then he runs up against real power – the political kind. […]

COMMENT. It's nothing new that global conflicts are reflected in Cannes, but this year's festival is being called the "most political since 1968."

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Famed director Wes Anderson—best known for films like Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums—called out President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on films made outside the U.S., noting that these plans don't make much sense despite Trump's criticisms of Hollywood studios that shoot productions overseas for tax incentives. Earlier this month, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had instructed the Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Representative…

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