A vision of dissent: Tarik Saleh on his acclaimed Cairo trilogy

A vision of dissent: Tarik Saleh on his acclaimed Cairo trilogy Submitted by Joseph Fahim on Fri, 06/05/2026 - 09:24 Saleh talks to Middle East Eye about his series that started with the film The Nile Hilton Incident, which premiered around the time of the 2011 revolution Egyptian-Swedish director Tarik Saleh at a press conference for his film Eagles of the Republic at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025 (Julie Sebadelha/AFP) Off Tarik Saleh still has hope for his series of films that have earned the ire of the Egyptian political establishment. "My dream is to have a screening of this trilogy in a freer Egypt, 10 to 15 years from now," he said. In 2010, the Egyptian-Swedish filmmaker was widely hailed as one of the most exciting emerging voices in Scandinavian cinema.