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Power makes people do strange things. They get drunk on the feeling of superiority that it conjures up and foster the belief that they’re entitled to treat people like crap. Chronicle tells the story of a high school loser who suddenly finds himself endowed with the power to retaliate. Andrew (DeHaan), the aforementioned high school lose... read more
Fekreya (Boshra) is a British-raised Egyptian who insists on being called Vicky. Completely broke and out of her job after the stock market crash, she decides visit her estranged grandfather Hussein (Yaseen), who is on his deathbed in Egypt. As his sole heir, she stands to inherit a fortune which would effectively cure her financial woes... read more
The Shanab family home, which they bought from the Hanche family decades ago, is a blight upon their existence. Whenever anyone tries to sell the house, they’re afflicted with some terrible misfortune, the most notable of which is the death of almost the entire family by electrocution. The only ones spared happened to be Grandma Batta (E... read more
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In this latest instalment, Omar (Hosny) and Salma’s (Ezz El Din) marriage has stagnated. Omar sleeps all day, hangs out with his friends all night an... read more
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Chronicle: Teens With Superpowers
Power makes people do strange things. They get drunk on the feeling of superiority that it conjures up and foster the belief that they’re entitled ...