Peter Mimi , with a story co-written by producer Mohamed El Sobky .
Karmouz War (2018), released internationally as No Surrender
The Karmouz War (2018) refers to the large-scale armed confrontations and political violence that erupted in the Karmouz district (Alexandria governorate) in 2018, set against a backdrop of local grievances, criminal-networks entanglement with political actors, and heavy-handed security responses. The conflict is best understood as a localized flashpoint that exposed deeper fractures in state-society relations in Egypt: urban marginalization, competition over informal economies, contested local governance, and the securitized approach to public order.