Asser Yassin Joins Film "Ferqat Al Mawt"

Egyptian actor Asser Yassin has recently joined the cast of actor Ahmed Ezz's latest film "Ferqat Al Mawt" (Death Squad).

It also stars actress Menna Shalaby in the fourth collaboration between her and Ezz. They previously collaborated on films "Shabab Take Away" (2004), "Badal Faqed" (2009), and "Al Gareema" (2022).

"Ferqat Al Mawt" takes place in the forties and early fifties, when Upper Egypt's most infamous criminal Khot El-Saied lived.

It is scripted by Salah El Gehiny, directed by Ahmed Alaa El-Deeb, and produced by Sea Cinema Productions.

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in October.

Yassin will be seen next in the TV series "Men Qatal Nadia" (Who killed Nadia).

The series also stars Shereen Reda, Saba Mubarak, Sherif Salama, Rakeen Saad, Mohamed Alaa, and others.

"Men Qatal Nadia", which consists of 8 episodes, is scripted by Mohamed Al Masry, directed by Al Sadeer Massoud, and produced by Mohamed Meshish. It is set to hit Netflix in January 2024.

Yassin, born on February 25, 1981, began his career on the stage of the American University in Cairo spotted by Director Khairy Beshara to play his first role on TV in Qalb Habiba in 2006, followed by the blockbuster "The Yacoubian Building" in 2007.

Yassin landed his first major film role in the 2008 film "Zay El Naharda", where he was praised for his supporting role, playing the character of a drug addict.

In the same year, Yassin played a leading role in the movie "El Waad" (The Promise), facing the legendary actor Mahmoud Yassin. In 2010, Yassin played the leading role in a Daoud Abdel Sayed movie "Messages from the Sea", for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Carthage Film Festival and Malmö Arab Film Festival.

He was also awarded Best Actor for his latest release Aswar El Qamar (2015) by The Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival.