Ibrahim Labyad (2009)

Original title

إبراهيم الأبيض

Directed by

Marwan Hamed

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, thriller film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man grows up in Cairo's dangerous streets after witnessing his father's murder. He becomes a ruthless enforcer for a crime boss, but when his best friend betrays him, he fights alone and his quest for revenge ends in futility.

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What happens

Ibrahim Labyad (Arabic: إبراهيم الأبيض) is a 2009 Egyptian action drama film directed by Marwan Hamed. Ibrahim (Ahmed El-Sakka) grows up in the harsh and unforgiving streets of Cairo, where crime and extreme violence, survival define everyday life. As a young boy, he witnessed the brutal murder of his father. As he matures, Ibrahim becomes a fierce and skilled fighter, earning a reputation as one of the most ruthless enforcers in Zarzor's (Mahmoud Abdel Aziz) criminal empire. He stays alongside his close friend Ashry (Amr Waked), navigating the treacherous underworld of drug dealing, extortion, and brutal gang warfare. Moreover, loyalty and betrayal run deep in the world of crime. When Ashry his closed friend was forced to turn against him, Ibrahim is left to fight alone against overwhelming & brutal aggressive fight, versus more than 5 people. As he finally confronts Zarzor, but leading to a tragic climax where revenge proves to be a hollow pursuit. In the end, Ibrahim's relentless path of vengeance leads only to destruction, as he dies in the arms of his beloved, realizing too late that his war was in vain and pointless. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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