Justified Betrayal
Directed by Khaled YoussefIn this intriguing and entertaining thriller, Khalid Youssef tells the story of a young, rich man (Hani Salama) who kills his wife and his brother when he finds them in bed together. After he evades prosecution we start to wonder whether the killings were really spontaneous or if perhaps he had plotted everything in advance to get rid of both of them. Told from shifting perspectives in the style of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, including those of the hero, his mistress and a police detective investigating the case, the film moves around the murders cleverly, in a manner as unconventional and exciting as the story itself. Very convincing characters are involved in a game that requires a hefty dose of imagination from the audience. The film contains violence.
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Justified Betrayal was released on December 13, 2006.
Justified Betrayal was directed by Khaled Youssef.
Justified Betrayal has a runtime of 1h 57m.
Justified Betrayal was produced by Kamel Abu Ali.
In this intriguing and entertaining thriller, Khalid Youssef tells the story of a young, rich man (Hani Salama) who kills his wife and his brother when he finds them in bed together. After he evades prosecution we start to wonder whether the killings were really spontaneous or if perhaps he had plotted everything in advance to get rid of both of them. Told from shifting perspectives in the style of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, including those of the hero, his mistress and a police detective investigating the case, the film moves around the murders cleverly, in a manner as unconventional and exciting as the story itself. Very convincing characters are involved in a game that requires a hefty dose of imagination from the audience. The film contains violence.
The key characters in Justified Betrayal are Hesham El-Beheiry (Hani Salama), Magdy (Hesham Selim), Reem (Mai Ezz ElDein).
Justified Betrayal is an Action, Drama, Thriller film.
Justified Betrayal has an audience rating of 5.5 out of 10.
Justified Betrayal has made $133K at the box office.