Eagles of the Republic

Sweden

Synopsis

In Eagles of the Republic Egypt’s most adored actor, George Fahmy (Fares Fares) is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like a moth drawn to the flame he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the film.

Production facts

Eagles of the Republic is the concluding chapter in director and screenwriter Tarik Saleh’s Cairo trilogy, following Cannes winner Boy from Heaven aka Cairo Conspiracy (Best Screenplay, Cannes 2022) and The Nile Hilton Incident. The film was partially shot in Gothenburg, with CAN Film and DUPP Film contributing to the post-production. SF Studios will distribute the film in the Nordic countries, with a theatrical release planned for fall 2025.

“Our ambition is to tell stories to the world. There’s no greater stage than Cannes. The making of this movie can only be described as a small miracle. Now me and my team can’t wait to share it with our audience.”, says Tarik Saleh.

The international star-studded cast includes Fares Fares, French actress Lyna Khoudri, Franco-Moroccan Zineb Triki, Egyptian Hollywood actor Amr Waked, American-Palestinian Cherien Dabis, and Finnish-Syrian Sherwan Haji.

Film i Väst previously co-produced Tarik Saleh’s Metropia, The Nile Hilton Incident, and Boy from Heaven.

Eagles of the Republic is produced by Unlimited Stories (Linus Stöhr Torell), Apparaten (Linda Mutawi, Johan Lindström), and Memento (Alexandre Mallet-Guy), in co-production with Ström Pictures, Bufo, Films Boutique, SVT, Film i Väst, ARTE France Cinéma, SF Studios, Mikael Ahlström Films, Playtime & Post Control. Supported by the Swedish Film Institute, Playtime, Canal+, Ciné+, Eurimages, the Nordic Film & TV Fund, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARTE France, the Danish Film Institute, Centre National du cinéma et de l’image animée, Paris Region Fund, the Finnish Film Foundation, Business Finland Oy, YLE, and DR. Nordic Distribution: SF Studios. International Sales: Playtime.