His Excellency the Minister
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| His Excellency the Minister | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Samir Seif |
| Produced by | Wasef Fayez |
| Written by | Wahid Hamed |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Khaled Hammad |
| Cinematography | Ramses Marzouk |
| Edited by | Dina Farouk |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Al Arabia Cinema Production & Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | 3,371,313 Egyptian pounds |
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His Excellency the Minister (Arabic: معالي الوزير, transliterated as Ma'ali Al-Wazir) is an Egyptian film released on December 5, 2002. The film is directed by Samir Seif, features a screenplay by Wahid Hamed, and stars Ahmed Zaki, Yousra, Omar El-Hariri, Lebleba, and Hesham Abdel Hamid.
Cast[edit]
- Ahmed Zaki (Ra’afat Rostom)
- Yousra (Zahra Fouad)
- Lebleba (Fawkiah, Ra’afat Rostom’s ex-wife)
- Hesham Abdel Hamid (Atiya)
- Omar El-Hariri (Prime Minister Hussein al-Ahmadi)
- Mimi Gamal (Hanan)
- Hajjaj Abdul Azim (Tariq, a police officer)
- Ahmed Akl (imam)
- Raouf Mustafa (Shawki, assistant to the Prime Minister)
- Tamer Abdelmonem (Kamel, police officer)
- Saffwa (dancer)
- Mofeed Fawzy (TV interviewer)
- Salma al-Shammaa (journalist)
- Rola Mahmoud (Ra’afat Rostom’s daughter)
- Karim al-Husseini (Ra’afat Rostom’s son)
- Inas el-Naggar (prostitute)
Crew[edit]
- Director: Samir Seif
- Screenwriter: Wahid Hamed
- Studio: Al Arabia Cinema Production & Distribution
- Domestic distributor: Al Arabia Cinema Production & Distribution
- International distributor: Al Arabia Cinema Production & Distribution
- Editor: Dina Farouk
- Composer: Khaled Hammad
- Cinematographer: Ramses Marzouk
Synopsis[edit]
Ra’afat Rostom is chosen Prime Minister of Egypt by mistaken identity and keeps his position for a long time despite nightmares in which he is arrested, his family disowns him, he loses his voice, and he cannot withdraw from Swiss banks. He asks his chief of staff Atiya to accompany him on vacation to the North Coast to exorcise these dreams. Atiya chooses a mosque for his client to stay at, and Ra’afat encounters his ex-wife, who has reported on his corruption. The Prime Minister knows he must see a psychiatrist to clear the nightmares. Expecting Atiya to tell the psychiatrist on his behalf, Ra’afat spills his secrets, only to discover that Atiya already knows too much, and in the film’s climax, Ra’afat sees Atiya’s face in all around him and finally kills the man.
Reception[edit]
The film won six awards from the 51st annual Egyptian Catholic Center Film Festival:
- Best Film
- Best Actor: Ahmed Zaki
- Best Screenplay: Wahid Hamed
- Best Director: Samir Seif
- Special Jury Prize: Omar El-Hariri
- Certificate of Appreciation: Hesham Abdel Hamid[1]
Zaki also won the Best Actor Award at the Cairo International Film Festival. The film won the Best Screenplay Award at the Sixth Zimbabwe International Film Festival.[2]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Fathi, Mohieddin; Ibrahim, Ali Salem (February 1, 2003). "معالي الوزير وأين قلبي يحصدان جوائز مهرجان المركز الكاثوليكي للسينما". Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ Ibrahim, Nagy (October 27, 2002). ""معالي الوزير" أحمد زكي يفوز بجائزة أفضل ممثل في مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي". Al Riyadh. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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