“Egypt, where to live between fantasy and reality almost doesn’t exist” The call for the Muslim prayer out loud in the streets of Alexandria, Egypt seems like the background music of this fictional dark tale of two young men in love. It is June 2020.Mo -Mohamed- (Junes Zahdi) and Hisham (Freddy Shahin) … Continue reading
This intriguing autobiographical wee film helmed by Egyptian/American filmmaker Sam Abbas who wrote, directed and starred in it, is full of promise which sadly is often over-shadowed by the movie’s rather deadpan and flat production. Abbas plays Rami living in New York’s Lower East Side with his fiance Sara (Nikohl Boosheri) who is anxious to … Continue reading