The film “Kira Waljen” is not the first.. Immortal Egyptian works on resisting the occupation

The makers of the film “Kira Waljen” brought to mind again the history of the British occupation in Egypt.

The film is scheduled to be shown commercially on June 30, in Egypt and the Arab world.

The events of the movie “Kira Waljen” are inspired by true stories, and co-starring Karim Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Ezz, Hend Sabry and Sayed Ragab, and the story is written by Ahmed Murad and directed by Marwan Hamed.

The film takes place in 1919, during the struggle against the British occupation, through two main characters: Abdel Hai Kira, played by the artist Karim Abdel Aziz, and Abdel Qader Al Jinn, played by Ahmed Ezz. The film is based on the novel “1919” by Ahmed Murad.

The movie “Kira Waljen” is one of the largest Egyptian productions in recent years, with a budget of more than 100 million pounds.

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Egyptian cinema resists British occupation

The movie “Kira Waljen” is not the first movie that dealt with the issue of the British occupation and the role of the Egyptian resistance. The Egyptian cinema archive includes a large number of resistance films, the most prominent of which are..

Port Said

The film was implemented on the recommendation of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser for the great artist Farid Shawky, and starred a large group of stars such as Hoda Sultan, Shukri Sarhan, Rushdi Abaza, Tawfiq Al-Daqn, Laila Fawzy and Ahmed Mazhar, and it was written and directed by Ezz El-Din Zulficar.

The film “Port Said” revolves around the tripartite aggression against Egypt after the nationalization of the Suez Canal, and the popular resistance of the people of the canal against the brutal aggression and the spy network of the English intelligence, in which the girl Pat “Laila Fawzy” works, while the Ombashi students of “Farid Shawqi” lead the resistance group, The events revolve between the great resistance of the men of resistance to the aggression and the despicable conspiracies led by traitors and spies.

between Kasserine

The movie “Between El Kasserine”, starring Yahya Shaheen, Amal Zayed, Maha Sabry, Salah Kabil, Abdel Moneim Ibrahim, Hala Fakher, and Samir Sabry, and written by Youssef Gohar, based on the novel by the late writer Naguib Mahfouz, directed by Hassan Imam.

The film reviews the life paths of the family of “Si al-Sayed” Ahmed Abdel-Gawad during the period of the British occupation and prior to the outbreak of 1919. In the events, Ibn Si al-Sayyid “Fahmy” joins one of the secret political organizations to resist the occupation.

Night Demons

Devils of the Night, starring Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, Salah Al-Saadani, Amina Rizk and Sami Sarhan, written by Kamal Ismail and directed by Niazi Mustafa.

Its events revolve around the year 1919, about life in the famous Emad El-Din Street, which is filled with bars and girls of the night, in the presence of the British occupation forces, and their recruitment of spies to convey news of the fedayeen, who attack the British dens, and their men, especially those who come to Emad El-Din Street, and the young man becomes Atwa A typical folk hero.

In our house, a man

The movie “In Our Home is a Man” was produced in 1961, starring Omar Sharif, Zubaida Tharwat, Rushdi Abaza, and the film tells the story of the fighter “Ibrahim Hamdi” who decides to kill the traitorous Prime Minister loyal to the British occupation, and continues his revenge by destroying the English camp in the Abbasiya area.

The film is directed by Henry Barakat, and written by Ihsan Abdel Quddous.