Project X (المشروع إكس)

Do you like the painting?

A strong eagle...

And a sick-looking eagle.

You know?

When you look at this painting...

You'd think that the sick-looking eagle...

Will die...

So you'd give up on it.

But on the contrary...

The sick-looking eagle will survive...

Because it wasn't afraid of getting its hands dirty to live.

I know which one of those I am.

Do you know which one are you?

I didn't know.

No, you knew.

And you came to me.

And I helped you.

And I supported you.

And we trained you.

You were an ambitious man.

After all this, you can't...

Look back...

And just quit.

Do you how traitors are punished?

- By death? - No.

No...

Traitors are punished by being lost for good.

And wanting to die but never reaching it.

You made me lose.

It's only fair...

That you too have to lose.

I'm not talking about the box you stole and buried in the sand.

The box is here.

I didn't have you work for me because I need you.

Nor because of your and your wife's project.

I believed in you.

Has Shams been ignoring your calls all morning?

If you don't find her...

Take care of your daughter Amina.

Hurry up.

What's the point of all this?

Just get away from those people.

You and my daughter are all I have.

Please...

Please let's not get in trouble.

Let's live in peace.

Amina...

Go in, Amina. Don't be afraid.

I got you flowers because I know you love...

I came to see you and I'll leave right away.

And I don't want to see you.

What did you tell my daughter about me?

What can we tell her?

Can we tell a little girl that her father killed her mother?

But everyone else told her.

Don't ever set foot in this house!

I'll break your leg if you come here.

And forget you have a daughter.

Are you out of your mind?

Damn!

- What are you doing? - Let go! You'll kill him!

Let my uncle go!

The doctors want to see you.

You have a session.

What's your name?

Youssef El Gammal.

Where are you now, Youssef?

I am an inmate at the psychiatric hospital.

What do you do for a job?

I am jobless.

I was fired from the Faculty of Archeology at Cairo University.

How long have you been at the hospital?

37 days...

In 3 days, the hospital will issue a report about your condition.

This report will decide...

If you're mentally ill hence stay here...

Or you're sane hence be executed.

Don't you find it strange that sane people are the ones who get executed?

Youssef...

Youssef...

How long ago did your wife die?

One year, two months, and 5 days...

What happened at the tomb?

The curse of the Pharaohs.

Stop acting crazy!

I need to know what happened at the tomb.

Why did you kill your wife, Youssef?

What happened?

What's going on?

What's happening?

All hospital gates were opened.

What? Who did that? And why?

Who are you?

I am the man who gave you a new life.

What do you want from me?

Work...

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Are you a collector?

No, I'm not.

I am a middleman.

I help people strike deals.

Then what is Nefertiti doing here?

You can say that no one appreciated it for what it's worth.

A replica is displayed in Berlin.

Making replicas is not what makes you good.

What makes you good is displaying replicas behind fancy glass...

And every year millions of people are fascinated when they see it.

This is what I do. And it's a win-win situation.

My job is to satisfy all parties.

PROJECT X

What's this?

This is your project.

I want to find the secret chamber in the Great Pyramid of Cheops.

This project was rejected before.

They didn't like what I proposed.

They didn't believe any of it.

But I like it.

And I believe it.

And I am sure some people will know its value.

If we find the chamber...

You'll get all the money you want.

What do you think?

I think I'll pass.

In 3 days, the hospital will prove you're not mentally ill.

So if you're really sane, you'd work with me.

This is your new passport.

I told you earlier that I can't help you.

I can give you a new name...

A new life...

A new country to live in with your daughter.

Or you can go back to the hospital...

And in this case I'll have to take care of your daughter Amina.

She will have no one left.

Amina is beautiful.

My daughter has nothing to do with this.

I want to help you...

Like you'll help me.

You weren't in the tomb when it burnt down.

This video proves you're innocent.

I can't talk.

Because of the people you worked with?

I did my homework.

Imagine when Amina sees this video...

And realizes you had nothing to do with her mother's death.

I let them frame me for my wife's murder so they'd leave my daughter alone.

Amina has nothing to do with this.

You're going to help me.

What you want is impossible.

We'll be looking for a needle in a haystack.

I am willing to invest in the honor of trying.

How can I trust you won't betray me?

Of course I might.

But I might also not betray you.

You, too, will invest in the honor of trying.

Good afternoon, Dr. Kamal.

What?

You look like you just saw a mental asylum escapee.

What do you want, Youssef?

I want the project Shams and I worked on...

The project that got me fired.

You weren't fired because of the project.

You were fired because you assaulted the department chair.

Because he didn't like what I said.

By the way...

Who's the department chair now?

I am.

Well...

And what do you think of what I said?

German and Japanese archeologists worked a lot on the cavity inside the pyramid.

And they never found anything.

Do you want to tell me that you know better?

You're looking for a secret chamber inside the pyramid...

To prove some crazy theory...

That has nothing to do with reality or science...

These are only illusions and hallucinations.

You asked me to say what I think.

Alright...

I want my illusions and hallucinations back.

Give me the key.

What if anyone asks about these documents?

Don't worry...

No one will ask you.

What matters the most is that you don't volunteer to say anything.

I know how chatty you are.

You never know what a mentally ill person can do.

Alright?

Alright...

Here's the key, Doc.

No, keep it so that next time you can use it right away.

I have a bad headache.

I am sorry, my friend.

Don't worry. You're alright.

I feel that my head will explode.

No, you're alright.

I have a painkiller in my room.

The painkiller is here.

Surprise!

So are you two in love? Or you're promoting tourism?

The man has a headache and I was getting him a painkiller.

How sweet!