Egypt/Libya/Qatar/Tunisia/Germany
SAFE EXIT
114 MIN
2026
Samaan is a 23-year-old Christian Coptic security guard in a residential building in Cairo, he suffers from PTSD after witnessing his father's murder, during childhood, by a fanatic terrorist group killing Christians in Libya. Ten years later, Samaan, out of fear, is forced to hide a wanted terrorist in an apartment in the building where he works.

Cast & Crew
Producer: Kholoud Saad
Co-producers: Dina Farouk, Dora Bouchoucha, Ibrahim El-Battout
Director: Mohammed Hammad
Script: Mohammed Hammad
Director of Photography: Mohammed El Shaqawy
Production Design: Mohammed Hammad, Nora Fawzy
Sound: Mohamed El Tawil, Ahmad Gaber
Editing: Dina Farouk
Cast: Marawan Walid, Noha Ahmad, Hazem, Magda Mounir
Production. Pareidolia Productions
Mohammed Hammad
Mohammed Hammad is an Egyptian filmmaker who has made a number of short films such as Central, Pale Red and Abdu Fanous, he wrote, produced and directed his debut feature film Withered Green that was selected at Locarno FF, also won best director at Dubai IFF, Best Director First Work at Cairo National FF. His second feature Safe Exit was selected at the Berlin IFF.

Filmography
Central (short, 2010), Pale Red (short, 2011), Withered Green (2016), Abdu Fanous (2020), Safe Exit (2026).

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