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Wahid Hamed: My Films Support the Poor, Protect Me From Censors
Wahid Hamed is an Egyptian prominent screenwriter whose films recorded success among critics and audiences and aroused controversy in the cultural and social circles for their tackling daringly of thorny issues. Hamed is currently gearing up for shooting his latest film Maali al Wazeer (His Excellency the Minister) costarring Ahmed Zaki and Yusra under the direction of Samir Saif. The film belongs to the political social genre and depicts the corruption of one of the officials.
“I present my films for all classes of people as we all live in one society which cannot be fragmented. You cannot separate the authority from people as it solves the society’s problems and identify the peoples tracks,” Hamed told the daily al Ahram.
He added, “Since I started writing I have no support except what I write. My writings protect me simply because they express the poor people feelings and therefore I can say that my power comes from such people. As for my relation with censors, I defend my films with the help of the law because we live in a democratic country. I have overcome the obstacles because I defend my work. I believe that films for more than one screenwriter faced obstacles by censors including al Baree (Innocent), al Ghool (Goblin), Toyoor al Thalam (Darkness Birds), al Takhshibah (Prison), Kashf al Mastour (Revealing the Hidden) and al Nawm Fi al Asal (Sleep in Honey).”
Hamed reiterated that film scripts face crisis “due to the scripts which have no ideas or concepts. These trifle scripts constitute a crisis due to the immense producers’ turnout on them. Serious movies are there but unfortunately no body supports or produces them,” said Hamid -- 6da37d.com
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