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At first glance, Asad might seem like a historical action film set in nineteenth-century Egypt. But, as the film unfolds, it becomes something more immediate: a fictional story rooted in a historical backdrop, using that world to explore ideas of dignity, rebellion, and freedom within a system built on ownership and class hierarchy. Directed by Khairy Beshara and Mohamed Diab, the film follows Asad, an enslaved man played by Mohamed Ramadan whose life changes after he falls in love with…
