Saturday, September 30 at 8:45pm | The Main Cinema
About Kira & El Gin
Dir. Marwan Hamed | 2022 | Egypt | Arabic with English subtitles | 175 min
Kira & El Gin brings a new take on the Egyptian revolution of 1919. A group of people from different walks of life join hands to fight the tyranny of the British occupation. With an ironclad will, the men and women fight tooth and nail for their mutual cause. Kira & El Gin is a story of love, patriotism, and unknown sacrifice, inspired by true events.
Director’s Bio
Marwan Hamed is an Egyptian prominent filmmaker who possesses an extensively auspicious repertoire that extends over 20 years of experience in producing and directing films, in addition to directing over 300 commercials, TV drama series, and music videos. Marwan’s debut feature The Yacoubian Building (2006) was the most expensive film ever made in the history of Egyptian cinema at the time and screened at some of the world's most prestigious film festivals, winning numerous awards. In 2014, Marwan directed The Blue Elephant, which reaped several awards at many film festivals, and in 2019, he directed the film’s second installment Blue Elephant: Dark Whispers. The film dominated the box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in Egyptian history at the time. His latest film Kira & El Gin is a historical drama set in the 1920s. The film, which is based on Mourad’s best-selling novel 1919, is became the highest-grossing film in the history of Egyptian cinema, with revenues exceeding EGP 110m.
Presented by Mizna
Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, film, art, and cultural production centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. For more than twenty years, we have been creating a decolonized cultural space to reflect the expansiveness of our community and to foster exchange, examine ideas, and engage audiences in meaningful art.