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Ahmed Ezz's “Al Gareema” to Debut in January 2022


Sun 28 Nov 2021 | 09:50 AM
Yara Sameh

Egyptian actor Ahmed Ezz's new crime thriller film “Al Gareema” (The Crime) is slated to debut in January 2022, during the mid-year school holiday season.

It also stars Maged El Kedwany, Menna Shalaby, Sayed Ragab, Ryad El Khouly, Myrna Noureldin, Nabil Eissa, and others.

“Al Gareema” is written and directed by Sherif Arafa.

Set in the 70s, the film revolves around a professional criminal (Ezz), who is hospitalized after suffering from hallucinations.

He escapes and commits several crimes for powerful people, however after getting involved in a major crime that leads him to confess to his previous ones and get into clashes with them.

Ahmed Ezz and Sandra Nashaat

On the other hand, Ezz is teaming up with prominent director Sandra Nashaat in his new film “Akhuya” (My brother).

“Akhuya” (My brother) is a short film that sheds light on the important issue of bullying and the bonds within the family.

It marks Ezz’s first experience working on a short film and Nashaat’s comeback to the silver screen after 9 years of absence. It also witnesses the fifth collaboration between the pair.

They previously collaborated on the 2005 film “Mallaki Eskenderiya” (Alexandria Private), the 2006 film “El Rahina” (The Hostage), the 2008 film “Masgoun Transit” (Prisoner transport), and the 2012 film “Al-Maslaha” (The Deal).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]Ahmed Ezz (L) and Karim Abdel Aziz (R) in film Ahmed Ezz (L) and Karim Abdel Aziz (R) in film "Kira & El Gin"[/caption]

Ezz will next appear in the highly-anticipated film “Kira & El Gin”.

The film also stars Karim Abdel Aziz, Ruby, Hend Sabry, Sayed Ragab, Ahmed Malek, Huda El Mufti, and others.

It is produced by Synergy films and based on the novel “1919” by Ahmed Mourad.

The film is an information-packed historical fiction set to the actual events of a significant era in Egypt’s history.

It also recounts the role of the Egyptian uprising against Britain’s occupation of Egypt, during the 1919 revolution, through the lives of perse characters that include famous and obscure historical figures as well as fictional characters.

Ezz was last seen in the film “El Aref”.