Al-Zaeem
In an unnamed Arab dictatorship, cinema extra Zeinhom is repeatedly unemployed but resembles the ruler. After officials notice the resemblance while the dictator is dying, they recruit Zeinhom as a double; when the ruler dies, they install him as a compliant figurehead. Zeinhom is thrust from insecure work into the palace's rivalries and must navigate pressure from competing power centers while trying to govern.