The film's opening sequence begins with
Anwar Sadat assuming the
presidency after the
death of President
Gamal Abdel Nasser on September 28, 1970, as
Vice President. Sadat sits at the desk of former President Gamal Abdel Nasser, then stands contemplating his life from the balcony of his residence in flashbacks. He recalls his role in the national movement against the British occupation, his collaboration with German intelligence during
World War II, which led to his imprisonment, and his involvement in the assassination of
Amin Osman Pasha, which led to his dismissal from the
Egyptian Armed Forces and his subsequent assignment in several menial jobs before returning to the army to join the
Free Officers Organization, which carried out the
1952 Revolution. Sadat's involvement during this period was not limited to politics. According to the film, he was a keen reader, reading
Mahatma Gandhi in prison. He later developed a loving heart, exemplified by his relationship with his second wife,
Jehan Sadat, despite her being fifteen years younger than him and having an English mother. Sadat's intelligence also made him cautious with everyone. He formed a friendship with a close associate of
King Farouk and the force he formed, known as the Iron Guard, at a time when he was a member of the Free Officers, who were seeking to overthrow the king and his corrupt regime. However, on the night of the revolution, he took his wife to the cinema as the officers carried out their movement. Upon his return, he joined them after the revolution had already been carried out, broadcasting the revolution's statement in his own voice. The film then chronicles the conflict between the Free Officers, the
attempted assassination of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the British withdrawal from Egypt, and Gamal Abdel Nasser's subsequent assumption of power and nationalization of the
Suez Canal. As a result of the nationalization of the Suez Canal, Britain, France, and Israel declared war on Egypt (
the Tripartite Aggression) in 1956. The film then recounts the
1967 war, the death of
Abdel Hakim Amer, and Nasser's appointment of Amer as his vice president. Nasser's death, his assumption of the presidency, and his subsequent struggle with the centers of power and their elimination (the Corrective Revolution), during which he dismissed Vice President
Ali Sabri, Minister of the Interior
Sharawi Gomaa, Minister of Information
Mohamed Fayek, Speaker of Parliament Labib Shoukair, and Presidential Secretary
Sami Sharaf, all of whom attempted to stage a coup against the regime. The film recounts how Sadat was almost the sole planner of the
October War deception strategy, to the point that he devised plans to deceive Israel while walking through the halls and garden of his palace, only to inform the top military commanders the next day. It also recounts how he successfully pressured the
Soviets to hand over the weapons and equipment they had been withholding from Egypt during
Nasser's era. Above all, it recounts the details of his unannounced visit to
Jerusalem, highlighting his speech in the
Knesset with documentary footage of his arrival and reception. A widespread arrest campaign then took place following signs of sectarian strife. The film culminates with
Sadat's assassination during a
military parade commemorating the anniversary of the October War. ==Cast==