"Saffah Al-Tagamoa" Pulled from Cinemas

Egypt's censorship board, headed by Abdel Rahim Kamal, revoked the screening license for Egyptian actor Ahmed El Fishawy's star-studded film "The Fifth Settlement Murderer" ("Saffah Al-Tagamoa").

The censorship board has pulled the pic from cinemas in the country until further notice and notified all cinemas of the decision, despite the film having completed all regulatory approvals.

The reason behind the decision remains unknown.

This came despite the film's strong box office performance on its opening day and just three days after receiving its screening license.

The film grossed EGP 564,643 on its first day, with a total of 3,692 tickets sold across 43 cinemas nationwide.

Mohamed Salah Al-Azab, the film's writer and director, expressed his shock at the decision on Facebook. "God's will be done... After obtaining all the necessary legal, governmental, and security permits and licenses to write, film, and screen the movie... a sudden decision was made to remove it from cinemas... after it had already been shown in all screenings on the eve of Eid," he wrote.

Azab revealed that the film had achieved high box office during its screening, noting what happened to be unprecedented.