‘Bab El-Shams, Al-Raheel’ to screen at The Greek Campus

CAIRO – 16 December 2017: Egyptian drama film “Bab El-Shams, Al-Raheel” will screen at the Greek Campus tonight, as a part of The Greek Campus weekly film screenings “Film Wi Nos” (A Film and a Half).

Directed by Yousry Nasrallah, the film revolves around a Palestinian citizen named Younis who flees to Lebanon and decides to join a Lebanon based resistance group, while his wife Nahila refuses to leave her hometown. So, he secretly moves between Lebanon and Palestine to see his wife.

Based on a novel by legendary writer Elias Khoury of the same name, the film is considered one of the most important films that document the history of Arab crises.

Released in 2004, the film stars Orwa Nyrabia,Rim Turki, Hiam Abbass, and Bassel El Khayat.