Film & TV
When the money meant to send a blind grandmother on the pilgrimage of her lifetime disappears, her grandson does not tell her the truth. He recruits the whole neighborhood to help him lie. That is the premise of Alashan Khater Galeela (In the Name of Galeela, 2027), the first feature from the Egyptian director Mohamed El Zayat. The 1990s-set dramedy, which spent 11 years in development, will have its world premiere at the 56th International Film Festival Rotterdam in January,…
