"El Sellem Wel Teban" Sequel from Tarek Alarian and Starring Amr Youssef in Works

A sequel to the 2001 romance-drama film “El Sellem Wel Teban” (“The Ladder and The Snake”) is in the works with Amr Youssef attached to star.

The original film starred Hani Salama, Ahmed Helmy, Hala Shiha, Ragaa Al-Geddawy, Tarek El Tilmisany, and more. Tarek Alarian directed the pic from a he co-wrote with Mohamed Hefzy.

“El Sellem Wel Teban” is centered around Hazem, a reckless young man, who fails at being a good husband and father. His life changes when he meets Yasmin, and they both face issues that force them to fall in love with each other.

The film went through many stages during its preparations, during which Hefzy wrote the script in English.

Al-Aryan was very enthusiastic about the project, which was different from the films available at that time, at one point Ahmed El Sakka was nominated for the work but he refused to star in it because he was not convinced with its plot.

On Sunday, the film was screened after its restoration as part of the activities of the 7th edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, in the presence of a number of its makers.