Karim Abdel Aziz, Nelly Karim to Co-Star in 'El-Fares'

CAIRO – 28 September 2018: Popular Egyptian actors Karim Abdel Aziz and Nelly Kareem will cooperate in another cinematic project "EL-Fares" (The Knight) , four years after the release of their last movie "El-fil el-Azraa" (The Blue Elephant).

"El-fil el-Azraa" gained unprecedented success and caused great controversy among the public and cinematic critics at the time of its release in 2014. At the time, the movie was said to have taken the Egyptian film making industry to another level.

"El-fil el-Azraa" was based on Ahmad Mourad's novel of the same name. The movie was directed by veteran Egyptian director Marwan Hamed, and it encouraged numerous concerned individuals in the film industry to create more cinematic works inspired by novels.

Actress and dancer Nelly Karim signed a contract with producer Mohamed el-Sobky to star in the movie with Karim Abdel Aziz, with whom she shares solid friendship.

Both stars shared numerous artistic experiences which deepened their ties, allowing them to work in an atmosphere of positivity, creating works that gain the appreciation of fans every time.

Nelly Karim is going to play the role of Abdel Aziz’s lover in the expected movie. No more details about the roles and the movie’s story have been announced yet, as the scenarist is still putting his final touches.

The movie revolves around love, bitterness of separation, power, betrayal, and other human aspects of life that touch soft spots in everyone’s heart.