Secondary Student Execution

Azouz lives with his aunt Hayat and her husband, Navy officer Yahya. Egyptian intelligence suspects the Greek girl Marcel. They recruit Yahya to watch and repeat their meeting. Hayat is killed and Marcel is arrested while leaving the country, they press her and inspect Azouz, who urges him to steal a tape of her belonging to Hayat who is recording It has dialogues with her Yahya.

Directed by Ahmed Fouad Darwish, Secondary Student Execution leans on a strong ensemble — Nour El-Sherif, Sohier Ramzy, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1982.