Thinking of ways to enjoy this year’s Eid Al Adha other than eating fatta with your family and friends? The arts and culture scene in Egypt is giving you this opportunity with a wide range of films, festivals and late night musical delights to enjoy. With films, this year the Egyptian film industry is flooding the theaters with new releases, one of them – which was out since mid July and has attracted widespread attention – is “El-Fil El-Azrak 2” (Blue Elephant 2), starring Karim Abdel-Aziz, Hend Sabri, Nelly Karim, Sherine Reda and Eyad Nassar. It is based on based on Ahmed Mourad’s famous book ‘The Blue Elephant’. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz51lQ7HgN2/?utm_source=ig_embed For Ahmed Helmy fans, the renowned actor returned to the film scene since 2016 with ‘Khayal Ma’ata’ (Shadow of the Dead), starring actress Menna Shalaby, which previously worked with him in the two successful films “Keda Reda” and “Asif Ala el-Eza’ag” (Sorry for the Inconvenience). The new film is written by Abdel Rahim Kamal and is directed by Khaled Marei. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yfaP6nXYz/ The two other equels coming out this holiday is “3awdet Osoud El-Ard“, starring Ahmed Ezz, Ahmed El-Fishawy, Amr Youssef, Ahmed…
From the Culture Desk: All the Films And Concerts to Watch and Attend This Eid
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