Note: Film was replaced by Vigilant Eyes: (Egypt, 1981, 110 mins)

In this fascinating study of a psychological breakdown, an introspective librarian recalls the day and night preceding the death of a colleague. His account is one of growing obsession, an intimate revelation of how a disillusioned civil servant, once merely given to staring out of windows, has now sunk into madness and violence. “The man's growing paranoia is sketched in with humanity and perception, with an emphasis on the telling detail and his exaggerated reactions to perceived threats. Through his recollections we experience both the real world and his imaginary view of it, and we are slowly drawn into his mind” (Michael Webb, American Film Institute).