The film The Nile Hilton Incident, directed by Egyptian-Swedish Tarik Saleh, was awarded the prestigious prize Guldbaggen for best film of the year, while also scoring four additional awards during the esteemed Swedish gala. In addition to best film, The Nile Hilton Incident also won the category of best actor for the performance of Fares Fares, best cinematography, best costume and best sound. “Thanks to the jury because you understood that this was the best Swedish film of the year, despite it taking place in Cairo,” producer Kristina Åberg said at the awards. “Incredible […] totally shocked,” director Tarik Saleh said. The Nile Hilton Incident takes place in Cairo and is set against the backdrop of Egypt’s 2011 uprising. It features a police officer, played by Fares Fares, who investigates the murder of a woman that occurred in one of the rooms of the Nile Hilton hotel. What at first seems to be an ordinary murder case turns into a complicated drama that puts the spotlight on the intricate networks of power and corruption within which the Egyptian elite and police force operate. “I think we’ve made a film that is…
Egyptian-Swedish ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ Wins Most Prestigious Film Prize in Sweden
January 23, 2018
