Theaters are still receiving new films

A kiss of life for Arab cinema after “Corona” .. Revenues and audience turnout

  • The movie "Mako" focuses on young stars in line with its events inspired by a true story.

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  • Ahmed Rizk and Ghada Adel are among the most prominent faces of "200 pounds".

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It seems that the warmth with which the public received the resumption of film screenings in cinemas during the summer season this year, encouraged producers to submit more films for screening, despite the end of the summer vacation and the start of the school year in many Arab countries, especially in light of the realization of the films that were shown. During the Eid al-Adha and summer seasons, revenues are acceptable, after a period of stumbling and meager revenues due to the “Corona” crisis.

It is noteworthy that quite a few films that were shown or will be shown during this season relied on the collective championship, while their topics varied between suspense, excitement, social issues and comedy.

Among the films that were released in theaters, finally, is the movie “200 pounds”, which revolves around a human social mold, and reviews eight different stories, some of which carry a measure of comedy and some are tragic, and starring each story, including a different star, and the link between these stories is 200 pounds. It moves from person to person, from different social classes and residential areas.

The film stars a large number of stars, including: Esaad Younis, Ahmed El-Sakka, Laila Elwi, Ahmed Adam, Ahmed Rizk, Hani Ramzy, Khaled El-Sawy, Bayoumi Fouad, Ghada Adel, Ahmed El-Saadani, Tariq Abdel Aziz, Mahmoud Hafez, Mahmoud El-Bazzawi, Mai Selim, Nermin Zaazaa, King of Qura, Noha Saleh, and Dina Fouad, written by Ahmed Abdullah and directed by Mohamed Amin.

Youth Championship

Arab cinemas also received the movie “Mako”, which is also based on the collective championship, with a focus on young stars, in line with its events inspired by a true story about the sinking of the Egyptian ferry “Salem Express” in the waters of the Red Sea, which is one of the most common accidents. Tragic in the region, through eight people who own a company to produce documentary films, they decide to travel to make a documentary film about the ferry, and they go through many challenges to reach it, and they face many surprises and disasters.

The film 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, Faryal Youssef, Amr Wahba, Muhammad Mahran, and Sarah Al-Shami.

«March 30»

As for the new films, which are scheduled to be shown in cinemas during the current period, they include the movie “March 30”, which revolves in a mold of suspense and mystery, about a hero who has a mental illness and is accused of a crime that occurred on March 30, and tries to prove his innocence through a series of Positions and the latest that escalate its severity.

The film stars Ahmed El-Fishawy, Khaled El-Sawy, Dina El-Sherbiny, Asmaa Abu El-Yazid, Nada Moussa, Sabri Fawaz, Mohamed Shaheen, Mohamed Gomaa, and Mohamed Ali Rizk, and it is written by Hamid Al-Madani and directed by Ahmed Khaled Moussa.

It is expected that the movie "My Bride" will be released in the coming weeks, after its makers promoted it by publishing a trailer for it and its official poster.

The film revolves around a light romantic comedy, and co-starring: Ahmed Hatem, Jamila Awad, Mahmoud Al-Bazzawi, Sabreen, Zainab Gharib, and Marwan Younes, and it is written by Mustafa Al-Barbari, and directed by Muhammad Bakir.

The 'priest' mystery

A few days ago, the first poster of the movie "The Priest" was released, indicating the approaching date of its presentation. Immediately after the publication of the propaganda poster, it sparked controversy due to its lack of images of the heroes of the work, and its reliance on the image of a person wearing a black cloak and covering his face with a golden mask.

It seems that the producing company wanted to add more mystery to the film, through media statements in which it confirmed that everything that was reported about the story of the film on news sites was incorrect, and that the content of the film was a surprise and completely new to Egyptian cinema, with a date to be set soon for its release in theaters. .

The film starring: Hussein Fahmy, Mahmoud Hamida, Jamal Suleiman, Fathi Abdel Wahab, Iyad Nassar, Dora, and Mohsen Mohieldin, directed by Othman Abu Laban, and written by Muhammad Nair.

"Fares"... is waiting

The movie "Fares", which represents the first starring of the artist Ahmed Zaher, is still waiting for a date to be shown, and reports indicated the intention of the producing company to show it next November, or postpone it to the beginning of next year.

The story of the film revolves around a simple young man from a popular area, who is forced by circumstances to confront the brutality of a famous businessman, and the events follow in a suspenseful framework.

And “Fares” starring Ahmed Zaher, Hussein Fahmy, Iman Al-Asi, Nihal Anbar, Ahmed Safwat, Malak Ahmed Zaher, Abed Anan, Pamela Al-Kik, and Salah Abdullah, written by Hossam Moussa, and directed by Raouf Abdel Aziz.

Many films during this season relied on the collective starring.

Business topics varied between suspense, excitement and comedy.

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