“Musa”, “Mako” and “Rish” .. the most prominent films

A new Arab cinema that attracts the audience with "Robot" and "Fantasia"

• Feathers won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

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• The events of “The Man and the Mongoose” revolve in a comic horror framework.

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The strong return that Egyptian cinema is currently witnessing after a pause due to the repercussions of the “Covid-19” pandemic, was not limited to the large number of films shown, and the large number of stars who were keen to return to their audience this season, but it also witnessed the release of films different from the usual, which the owners described as A "new cinema", characterized by a heavy reliance on the use of modern technologies, is a major element in the film industry.

One of the most prominent of these films is “Musa”, which was announced as presenting the first robot story in Arab cinema, written and directed by Peter Mimi, and as soon as the propaganda video was released, the film sparked controversy on social media, and the controversy escalated after the presentation of the work, and the participants were divided into a category She praises the film and its bold and professional idea in execution, and another believes that the West presented this type of film at a distinguished level, and that whoever wants to present a similar Arab work must start from where the West ended and not start from the beginning.

praises and criticisms

While filmmakers were keen to praise the work, including director Amr Salama, who praised director Peter Mimi in a tweet via his Twitter account.

The star, Ahmed El-Sakka, wrote on his Twitter account: "The movie (Mousa) is a professional and a strong move in Egyptian and Arab cinema. Good luck and you will break the world, God willing. It is always different, Peter."

While he praised the artist Amir Karara, who appeared at the end of the film, revealing a new part of the series "The Underdogs", which began with "Musa" titled "The Angel of Death".

Karara wrote: “When Peter Mimi was talking to me about his dream of working as an Egyptian-Arab cinematographer, frankly, at first, I took the topic in jest, but after I saw the movie (Musa) for the first time, I want to tell you that you will see something the first time you work in Egypt and the Middle East, and it is an honorable job. Any limit, and prepare for an Arab cinematic world, and follow (the angel of death).”

On the other hand, criticism of the film after the screening focused on focusing the attention of the director and the work team on the modern technologies used, such as sound effects, photography and advanced graphics, at the expense of the interest in the script and the dramatic plot of the work, in order to produce a coherent and convincing image for the viewer.

"predatory shark"

Another movie that represents a new type of film on Arab cinema, which is the movie “Mako”, which presented its propaganda poster a few days ago, in preparation for its presentation at the beginning of next September, after it was postponed more than once due to the “Covid-19” pandemic, and it was marketed as The first movie that deals with chases from a predatory shark, or “shark Movie”, and the propaganda poster of it issued a picture of a predatory shark, in addition to previous posters that carried pictures of the film’s heroes, and a large part of it was filmed underwater, and the producer also hired a global graphic team that had previously participated in Many world famous films.

The events of the film are inspired by a true story about the sinking of the Egyptian ferry “Salem Express” in the waters of the Red Sea, which is considered one of the most tragic accidents in the region, through eight people who own a documentary film production company, they decide to travel to make a documentary film about the ferry, and they go through many challenges to reach them, and they face many surprises and disasters.

It is directed by Muhammad Hisham Al-Rashidi, written by Ahmed Halim and Muhammad Hafnawi, and starring Murad Yildirim, Basma, Nicolas Moawad, Nahed Al-Sebaei, Munther Rayhana, Feryal Youssef, Amr Wahba, Muhammad Mahran, and Sarah Al-Shami.

"Man and Mongoose"

The movie “Al-Mans wa al-Nims”, which currently tops the box office in Egypt and the Arab countries, and through which the trio artist Mohamed Henedy, director Sherif Arafa, and producer Hisham Abdel-Khaleq return to work together after 17 years of presenting the movie “The Great Bean of China”.

Henedy described the film as a new quality, explaining in statements that coincided with the start of the show: “The film gave high spaces to all other elements, including the soundtrack, montage, clothing, graphics and decoration. The film represents a new step in the history of Egyptian cinema, and it belongs to the type of comedies, but from A special genre that will surprise the audience and enjoy an attractive visual vision, which will prove the quality of the film industry in Egypt and its ability to keep pace with the world by presenting films with different content and a comedy horror theme.”

The events of “The Man and the Mongoose” take place in a comic horror framework.

The film stars Menna Shalaby, Sabreen, Amr Abdel-Galil, Bayoumi Fouad, Sherif Desouki, and guest of honor Salah Abdullah, the story and directed by Sharif Arafa, and written by Karim Hassan Bashir.

"feathers"

Another type of new film, presented by director Omar Al-Zuhairi in his film "Fish", won two awards at the Cannes International Film Festival this year, namely the Weberisi Award for Best Film in Parallel Sections and the Best Film Award at the Festival's Critics Week.

"Rishes" mixes reality and fantasy, as it deals with the story of a father who decides to hold his eldest son's birthday, so he brings a magician to present some entertaining paragraphs to the children. .

• Film makers were keen on praising the movie “Musa”, while viewers criticized it after its screening.

Ahmed El Sakka:

• “The movie (Mousa) is a professionalism and a strong shift in Egyptian and Arab cinema.”

Things are getting out of control

The story of the movie "Moses" revolves around a student at an engineering college who invents a "robot" to help him in his daily life, but things develop out of control, and about the goal he was planning.

It stars Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Iyad Nassar, Asmaa Abu Al Yazid, Sarah Al Shami, Mohamed Jumaa, Salah Abdullah, along with a number of guests of honor, including Ahmed Al-Awadi, Dhafer Al-Abidin, Ahmed Hatem and others.

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