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The Prologue

"SOME THINGS ARE NEVER LOST, THEY ARE JUST REFUSED & THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. THE PROLOGUE."
Dec 18, 2025 · 4m
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Drama
Crime
Mystery
Comedy

PLOT

The film builds itself as a noir narrative heavy with doubt, shadows, and suspicion making everything feel larger than it is. Parody slips in quietly. Beneath the metaphors and hard-boiled dialogue lies an absurd truth: it’s all about a missing office remote. Every line, every “pressure” and “control,” is just wordplay masking something trivial. At its core, the film is a satirical portrait of paranoia, control, and inflated self-importance—where nothing means much, yet everything feels fatal.

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CAST

Mahmoud El-Massry
Detective
Nour Aldin
1st Suspect
Mouhamed Ahmed Elsayed
Detective Assistant
Mouhamed Hesham
2nd Suspect
Directed by Mouhamed Hesham

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
AR
Budget
$50
Revenue
—
Production
Still learning films
Country
EG

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