Ahmed Ezz to Star in Film "Khot El Saied"

Egyptian actor Ahmed Ezz has signed on to star in the film "Khot El-Saied" (Working title).

The film is scripted by Salah El-Gehiny and directed by Ahmed Alaa.

It is based on ture events and is set begin principal photography in October.

Ezz is also collaborating with El-Gehiny in the long-awaited film "Welad Rizk 3" (Sons of Rizk).

Last month, El Gehiny shared on Instagram that he began penning the third installment, adding: "Forget everything you know about Welad Rizk and start from the beginning, but don't ever don't let any of them get inside your head."

In December, El Gehiny shared his hopes of shooting the "Welad Rizk" spin-off film "Al-Shayeb" (The King).

The film was first announced in 2019 in the post-credit scene of "Welad Rizk 2".

“I have an ambition that the film to be shot and released in cinemas before it -Welad Rizk - according to the initial plan.”

The announcement comes after Ahmed El Fishawy shared a video from behind the scenes of the project.

"Welad Rizk" premiered in 2015 and is created by El Gehiny and directed by Tarek Alarian.

It starred Ahmed Ezz, Amr Youssef, Ahmed Dawood, Karim Qassem, Mohamed Mamdouh, and El Fishawy.

"Welad Rizk 3" is set to premiere sometime later in 2024.

Ezz was last seen in the historical film “Kira & El Gin”.

“Kira & El Gin” also stars Karim Abdel Aziz, Hend Sabry, Sayed Ragab, Asma Abul Yazeid, Ahmed Malek, Huda El Mufti, Aly Kassem, and others.

Abdel Aziz portrays a doctor called Ahmed Abdel Hay, who goes by the nickname Ahmed Kira, a real person who was present during the occupation.

During the events, he meets with Abdel Qader Shehata Al-Gin (Ezz) and they become close friends and decide to team up against the British occupation.

The film is written by Ahmed Mourad, directed by Marwan Hamed, and produced by the Synergy Production company. It is based on 2014’s Egyptian historical fiction novel “1919” by Mourad.

The film is a thought-provoking, fast-paced, information-packed historical fiction set to the actual events of a significant era in Egypt’s history. It recounts the life of Egyptians during the British occupation of Egypt from 1919 to 1924 and follows their resistance against the occupation.

It depicted the role of the Egyptian uprising through the lives of perse characters that include famous and obscure historical figures as well as fictional characters.