After the success of The Blue Elephant, Marwan Hamed returned with this quirky, offbeat satire – the most atypical entry in his oeuvre. Samir is a middle-class banker leading a mundane family life. After he’s abruptly made redundant, he discovers he’s being watched by a shady group who have been recording his deepest, most intimate secrets. The titular group is revealed to be a clandestine organisation whose members have appointed themselves as guardians of the nation – tireless eyes that ceaselessly surveil in the name of collective security. Once recruited, Samir (Maged El-Kidwani) gradually discerns that El-Asliyyin may not be what they purport to be. Paranoia, delusion and an existential confrontation with the futility of his own life destabilise his reality.