Eagles of the Republic
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| Directed by | Tarik Saleh |
| Written by | Tarik Saleh |
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| Cinematography | Pierre Aïm |
| Edited by | Theis Schmidt |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
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| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
| Budget | €9 million |
Eagles of the Republic is a 2025 Egyptian Arabic-language political thriller film written and directed by Tarik Saleh, as the final installment of his Cairo trilogy, following The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) and Boy from Heaven (2022). It stars Fares Fares as George Fahmy, an actor who is pressured to star in a propaganda film.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or.