The Terrorist
1994, Arabic. Directed by Nader Galal.
Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Nader GalalDirector
- Adel EmamAli Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
- SherineSawsan Abdel Moneim
- Mohamed El DafrawiWriter Fouad Masoud
- Mustafa MetwalliHany
- Ahmad RatebBrother Saif
- Said TarabeekShaalan
- Madiha YousriSoraya - mother
- Magda ZakiMagda (Hani's wife)
- Salah ZulfikarDr. Abdel Moneim
- Ibrahim YousriMohsen Abdel Moneim
- Hanan ShawqiFaten Abdel Moneim
- Othman Abdel MonemDr. Mustafa Abdel Rahman
Details
- Released
- 13 March 1994
- Original title
- الإرهابي
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Lenin EL Ramly
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The Terrorist runs 142 minutes (2h 22m).
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The Terrorist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 March 1994. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Terrorist?
The Terrorist (1994) was directed by Nader Galal and stars Adel Emam, Sherine, Mohamed El Dafrawi.