“Farsh we Ghatta” in Theaters for Another Week

In an exclusive interview with, producer Mohamed Hefzy revealed that his new film“ Farsh we Ghatta” (Rags and Tatters) will run in theaters for anadditional week, after it was set for a limited one week release inonly 6 theaters across Egypt.

Hefzy said that the film was met with relatively good response from audience since its release lastTuesday, which motivated him to extend the film's run, a decisionthat was also justified as authorities ended the curfew that has beenongoing for 3 months, which helped increase demand on theaters onceagain.

“Farh we Ghatta” was written anddirected by Ahmed Abdalla, starring Asser Yassin, Amr Abed and Yara Goubran, and it follows a prisoner's (Asser Yassin) escape from jailduring the public chaos that followed the 28th of Januaryevents in 2011, and his journey back to his hometown and throughother slums marginalized districts in Cairo.