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"Ferqat Al Mawt" to Premiere in Eid al-Adha Movie Marathon


Mon 23 Oct 2023 | 04:35 PM
Ahmed Ezz
Ahmed Ezz
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The release date for Egyptian actor Ahmed Ezz's new film "Ferqat Al Mawt" (Death Squad), has been revealed.

The film is set to premiere in the cinemas during the Eid al-Adha movie marathon.

The cast also includes Menna Shalaby, Asser Yassin, Bayoumi Fouad, Essam Omar, Khaled Kamal, Roshdy El Shamy, Gihan El Shamashergy, and more.

The project marks the first collaboration between Ezz and Yassin as well as his fourth with Shalaby. 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.

Menna Shalaby and Ahmed Ezz

Ezz, born on July 23, 1971, made his first appearance in Assala's music video "Lama Gat Einak Fi Einy" in 1999.

In the same year, he appeared in Inas El-Degheidy's film "Kalam El Lail" (Night Whispers).

in 2001, Ezz landed the lead role in "Mothakerat Morahkah" (Memoirs of a Teenager).

His breakthrough role was in the TV series "Malak Rohi" (2003).

Ezz's career enjoyed a significant boost when he starred in the 2004 films "Hob El-Banat" (Girl's Love), and "Sana Oula Nasb" (First Year of Deception).

Afterward, he began to play roles in Action, thriller, and suspense films.