Is the film ‘Mamnou' Al-Eqterab aw Al-Tasweer’ stolen?

CAIRO – 13 July 2017: Director of prosecution Ahmed Magdy ordered to call Mervat Amine, Youssra Lozy, Rania Youssef and Romany Saad the writer and director of the film ‘Mamnou' Al-Eqterab aw Al-Tasweer’ (Forbidden to Approach or Photograph) to hear their testimony about the proclamation, which was made by Ahmed Safwat after he accused them of stealing his idea.

The prosecution requested that both artists Mohammad Ramadan (during his leave from military service), Hany Ramzi, Khaled Sarhan, Ola Ghanem and Amr Abdel Jalil be summoned to hear their testimony.


The author Safwat filed a statement accusing the director and author of ‘Mamnou’ Al-Eqterab aw Al-Tasweer," Romany Saad, and a number of artists that they stole his idea.