Movies Similar to The Shadow of Cairo

The mother earth(2014)

In the near future of 2019, all artistic activities that are not aimed at creating money for the state are legally prohibited. Fate of pure art expression is inevitably pursued by the institution, and fatefully at the moment of drama.

Poldek(2004)

Small dog Poldek lives with a poor old lady in a small one-room apartment. The tenement block is part of a tumbledown grey town out in the nowhere, forgotten by prosperity. The dog is hungry, howles and eats flies that are magically attracted by the old woman. She leaves home every day to seek some eatable stuff. An unsavoury little horrorstory with a lot of action.

Love's Baby Soft(2022)

The 12-year old Dolores, a feisty preteen desperate to be seen as a grown-up in 1976 suburbia is on her humiliating, hilarious journey from girlhood to growing up. She fantasizes about sex, womanhood, work... and Freddie Prinze. The girl thinks she's got the lowdown on being a woman, but when her overworked single mom Janice hires Cleo to babysit her world collides with the super cool black 16-year old's, each learns painful truths about what it really means to grow up.

All Small Bodies(2017)

'All Small Bodies' is a feminist, sci-fi take on the Grimm tale of Hansel and Gretel. It occurs in the distant future among the ruins of a planetary catastrophe, revealing the abuses of history and technology. In the wake of the chaotic aftermath, there are several resilient survivors including two young girls named Z and Bub. The film follows these curious adolescents who have long been lost and alone in the haunted, other-worldly woods, as they awaken their extrasensory abilities and reclaim their autonomy from a menacing dark presence.

Atoms(2012)

Hugo, 34, an educator at the boarding school, finds is daily life disrupted by Jules, a provocative teenager.

Abrase(2015)

The fading love of two men, remembered. A relationship once vivid, now dissipating into a fog of partial remembrance; the memories of heartbreak and loss that bend and change as the years go by.

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue(2019)

A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on this big day, as they listen to prayers from the loudspeakers. The bride, Putri, is getting ready inside her bedroom while her mother is helping with the final touches of her hair and makeup. Tender and frank conversations about marriage are shared between mother and daughter in that intimate space, before Putri leaves to begin a new life with her husband.

Not a Time to Celebrate(2019)

A young filmmaker has just unsatisfyingly captured the last shot for her film. While the crew encourages her to celebrate, she fears that the battle has just begun. Thankfully, she knows that worrying is never the answer. Instead, she turns to a traditional, evil-warding, garland-scattering ritual to direct all misfortune away from her film.

Cain Rose Up(2017)

Curt, a depressed student is at the end of his school year in university. As he gets ready to leave his dorm-room, something in Curt's mind goes wrong. He is surrounded by some friends and many people he dislikes. On Curt's last day at school he pulls out his guitar case, but inside is not a guitar rather an instrument of death, and what he is about to do with it will cause a huge uproar of screams and distress. In the end, Curt is looking down the sight at one of his best friends. Will Curt pull the trigger?

MERAHEFET(2023)

In the video art work "MERAHEFET" describes the world of a ghost, from her point of view floating over places that become a spring, a path that suggests a deep longing that is only revealed when the ghost stops for a moment to look out the window. This moment when she manages to take control of it, is flooded with flashes of mirrors that reveal to the viewer and the spirit what motivates her to continue her journey.

Walking Across Egypt(1999)

An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.

#Selfie(2014)

A guy is addicted to social networks and the image he's showing the world through selfies. But does he still exists in real life?

hautnah und gefühlsecht(2008)

Veracity(2015)

Veracity is about a popular African American student, Olivia, who is outed by her friends after she acts on feelings for a new girl at her high school...

Storyboard Suli(2023)

Suli wants to know about the fate of old buildings in her city. After drinking a coffee with eyeballs in it, Suli became even more confident that she could reveal those secrets.

Close(2010)

One night after a brief 'visit,' Angela prepares to leave Derek's apartment, but he's determined to not let her go so easily. A drama about a common moment in a relationship, 'Close' explores the intense frustration that comes when the person you desire does not see things your way.

Cave(2022)

Santi, a 17-year-old boy, plays football with his friends at the entrance of the village while Marco, his childhood friend, returns after a two year absence. The last summer Marco was in town, Santi began to feel something towards him. But while living in that cave, the best thing for him to do was to forget about it and focus on building his life based on tradition. The return of Marco throws Santi off, who had finally managed to forget him. Under the conservative gaze of all the people, he will have to fight against his feelings as he considers his identity for the first time.

Letters from a Father(2017)

A young woman must make the choice whether to allow her abusive father back into her life.

C.H.A.O.S.(2016)

One night, a group of teenagers breaks into a city swimming pool. Their youthful spirit soon turns into wild, violent rampage. When the maelstrom of proving themselves and picking on others results in an accident, the situation turns upside down.

First Day in the Grave(2017)

A student movie loosely based on the short story by Sadegh Chubak