▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁we ▁witness ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁' K ab ir ▁el ▁Ge zi ra ' ▁( the ▁island ' s ▁r uler ), ▁leaving ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Mans our . ▁The ▁first ▁half ▁follows ▁Mans our ▁as ▁he ▁takes ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁and ▁must ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁other ▁drug ▁l ords ▁who ▁are ▁gre edy ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁political ▁conflict . ▁It ▁follows ▁the ▁government ' s ▁side ▁of ▁things ▁( which ▁finally ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁action ) ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁Mans our ' s ▁side , ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁react ▁to ▁each ▁other ' s ▁thre ats ▁and ▁the ▁conflict ▁es cal ates ▁ ▁Cast ▁Ah med ▁El ▁Sak ka ▁as ▁Mans our ▁Mah m oud ▁Y ac ine ▁as ▁The ▁old ▁b oss ▁Kh aled ▁El ▁S aw y ▁as ▁Ros h dy ▁Mah m oud ▁Ab del ▁M og h ny ▁as ▁T are k ▁Hend ▁Sab ry <0x09> ▁as ▁Kar ima ▁Bass em ▁Sam ra ▁as ▁Hass an ▁As ser ▁Y ass in ▁as ▁Mah m oud ▁Nag ih ▁Ash raf ▁Mes le hi ▁as ▁Hem dan ▁Ze ina ▁as ▁F ai qa , ▁Mans our ' s ▁wife ▁Ab del ▁Rah man ▁Ab ou ▁Z ah ra ▁as ▁Police ▁General ▁Fou ad ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Egypt ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁official