'Kira & El Gin' Teaser Released

Director Marwan Hamed posted the first teaser for his upcoming highly anticipated film "Kira & El Gin" which will be released on June 30, Al Ain reported on Saturday.

The 30-second video depicted several actions and thrilling scenes from the film that shed light on several incidents from Egypt's history.

Hamed wrote on Facebook: "Pretend that you are not afraid, until you believe, and your enemy believes. "Kira & El Gin" will be at cinemas on June 30 locally, and regionally."

Last week, the poster for the film was revealed. The production company added that the film will hit the theaters on June 30.

“Kira & El Gin” stars Karim Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Ezz, 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 depicts the role of the Egyptian uprising through the lives of perse characters that include famous and obscure historical figures as well as fictional characters.

In preparing to write “1919”, Mourad immersed himself for a full year in the world of early 20th century Egypt.

He meticulously read memoirs by artists, journalists, and politicians from that era, as well as listened to radio and television interviews from the 50s and 60s of influential inpiduals whose careers had flourished decades before.

Mourad also watched films from the earliest days of Egyptian cinema and poured over letters and official documents nearly a century old.