The Builders
2016, AR. Directed by Naji Ismail.
Follows lifelong friends Ibrahim and Abd Elnaeem, who move from North Egypt to Cairo to work as builders. Both sharing a small room and splitting the rent with a new joiner named Saleh who wishes to befriend them, the pair soon fight over payment disputes, which quickly escalates, as Ibrahim suddenly finds himself killing his old companion. Unable to cope with the violent episode, Saleh abandons the apartment, leaving Ibrahim by himself. Haunted by his brutal actions, Ibrahim has sinister hallucinations that Abd Elnaeem is still present in the claustrophobic room.
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- 0h 18m
- Post-credits
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- AR
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- 1 January 2016
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- البنانوة
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The Builders runs 18 minutes (0h 18m).
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The Builders isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2016. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Builders?
The Builders (2016) was directed by Naji Ismail.