Terrorism and Barbecue is a masterpiece that reflects the successful collaboration between actor Adel Imam and screenwriter Wahid Hamed in the early 1990's. The plot is about an honest and decent citizen named Ahmed who works two jobs to support his family, cannot buy meat because it's too expensive for lower middle and working class Egyptians and has to use the over packed public transportation every day. He tries to get some documents signed so he could send his two children to a nearby school, but the bureaucratic procedures shock him as he has to make his way through the crowded floors at a government building. In a fit of rage, he fights with a corrupted employee who spends most of his time praying and delaying other people's business. When the security guards interfere, he snatches one of their guns and unintentionally causes a wave of panic within a few seconds. Ahmed becomes a terrorist and holds hostages with the help of four people, a shoe shiner from Upper Egypt escaping from a death sentence, a poor service-soldier, a prostitute played by actress Youssra and a suicidal young man.
Review of The Terrorism and the Kebab
