The Island (2007 film)

The Island
Arabicالجزيرة
Directed bySherif Arafa
Written byMohamed Diab
Produced byMohamed Hassan Ramzy
StarringAhmed El Sakka
Mahmoud Yacine
Hend Sabry
Khaled El Sawy
Music byOmar Khairat
Distributed byRotana Studios
El Nasr Films
Release date
  • December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18) (Egypt)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageِArabic
Budget16,000,000 L.E
Box office22,000,000 L.E

The Island (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanizedEl-Gezeira) is a 2007 action-thriller Egyptian film starring Ahmed El Sakka, Mahmoud Yacine, Hend Sabri and Khaled Elsawy and directed by Sherif Arafa. In upper Egypt, a gang war for leadership leads to a massacre, killing the mother and wife of the young gang boss and most of his clan. He avenges them, and controls the whole island for trade in weapons and drugs, and makes illegal deals with the police.