room before taking your seat,
and bring a bottle of water. The
smell of sweat and urine ema-
nates off the screen, and if you
struggle in confined spaces this
could test your resolve.
Though the camera remains in-
side the truck at all times, we do
witness events outside through
its windows, meaning Diab’s film
goes far beyond a simple one
location character drama. It’s
actually quite a large-scale pro-
duction, with hundreds of extras
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engaging in elaborate battles
viewed through the steel bars
of the cell on wheels. The hor-
rors we witness create a sense
of tension as we begin to realize
things may not end well for our
reluctantly assembled protago-
nists.
It’s testament to Diab’s film
that despite so many characters
on screen, we get to know all
of them to some degree, along
with their level of political com-
mitment. Some are fully in the
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