Mona Zaki Unveils “The Black Box” Teaser

Egyptian actress, Mona Zaki unveiled, Saturday, the teaser of her upcoming film, “The black box”, which is set to hit the cinemas on October 28.

The footage featured a pregnant woman (Zaki), who on her birthday, is held hostage as three thieves break into her house.

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The film also stars Mohamed Farag, Mostafa Khater, Sherif Salama, Asmaa Galal, and others.

It is written by Ahmed and Haitham El Dahan and directed by Mahmoud Kamel. The film is produced by Synergy Films, New Century production, and Misr International Films.

“The black box” marks Zaki's comeback to the silver screen after four years of absence. She starred in her last cinematic role in the 2016 film “Min Talatin Sana” (30 Years Ago).

The actress has multiple upcoming projects on the way, such as the TV series “Nemra Etnien”, and the film “El-Ankaboot” (The Spider), co-starring Ahmed El Sakka.

It is worth mentioning that Mona Zaki, born on November 18, 1976, graduated from the Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University.

The actress career started by chance at the age of 16, as Egyptian actor-director Mohamed Sobhi was searching for new faces, she applied in the hopes of getting a chance to meet Sobhi.

She was cast by Sobhi and had her first acting role in his play “Bel Araby El Faseeh”.

Zaki later co-starred in several popular TV series such as “El A’elah”, “Khalti Safiya wel Deir”, “Nisf Rabi’ El Akhar”, “Ahalina”, “Ded El Tayyar”, and “El Daw’ El Sharid”.

She also co-starred in several plays, among which were “Le’b Eyal”, “Ya Messafer Wahdak”, “Afrouto”, and “Keda OK”.

In 2001, Zaki received an award from Gihan El Sadat, the wife of former president Anwar El Sadat, for portraying her in the masterpiece film “Ayam El Sadat” (Days of El Sadat).

A year later, she married prominent Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy and gave birth to three children Lily, Selim, and Younes.