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‘Abi Fawq al Shagara’ Director Returns with ‘Beautiful Love Time’Hussein Kamal, the director of the film Abi Fawq al Shagara (My Father Is Over the Tree) starring late singer Abdel Halim Havez, has returned after 10 years of absence, shooting the film Zaman al Hobb al Gamil (Beautiful Love Time), according to the daily al Gomhuria.Costarring in the film actress Yusra and the Moroccan singer Abdo Sharif. The scenario was written by Usama Ghazi who scripted the successful TV series Opera Aida. Zaman al Hobb al Gamil tells the story of a man (played by Sharif) who is still living under the spell of Abdel Halim’s songs. He meets a lady (played by Yusra) who wishes to live in Abdel Halim’s time. The film contains songs with Abdel Halim’s voice, and others with Sharif’s. It also includes new songs composed by Riyad al Hamshari. Sharif is known for performing Abdel Halim’s songs at concerts at the Opera House in Cairo. Earlier, the director Yousef Shahin had also chosen the Moroccan singer to star in a film about Abdel Halim, but the project was stopped – a02ffd.com Shwikar to Taste Nectar of ParadiseCelebrated Egyptian actress Shwikar will return to the set next month to shoot the television series Rahiq Al Firdaws (Nectar of Paradise).US: Charlie’s Angels Still on TopTagline: Get Some ActionOmar Al Sherif, Hussein Fahmi, Mervat Amin to Meet Behind Radio MicrophoneEgyptian star Omar Al Sherif will hold the Radio microphone to take the starring role in the series Off Side.Randa Al Shahal’s ‘Kite’ Flies Over Questions of Identity, BelongingLebanese filmmaker Randa Al Shahal, who won many prizes for her film Mutahadderat, tackles the issue of belonging and identity in her new film Taerat Al Waraq (Kite).Egyptian Censors Black Out Foreign Names for Local FilmsEgyptian censors have refused to give the green light for shooting the film Estanjalina, which is scripted by Walid Yousef and directed by Sayyed Seif.‘Ehtidar’: Black Surrealistic Image of Kuwaiti Young Man’s AspirationsThe Kuwaiti Cinema Club will soon screen the film Ehtidar (Verge of Death) directed by Jassem Yacoub to mark his debut in direction after six years of unemployment he spent after graduation. |
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