'122', the first Arabic movie to screen in Pakistan

CAIRO – 28 January 2019: Egyptian Ambassador in Pakistan Ahmed Fadel Yachoub honoured "122" cast as it is the first Arabic movie to screen in Pakistan dubbed in Urdu.

The Egyptian movie achieved high revenues that amounted to over LE 15 million in 3 weeks, claiming the first rank in the Egyptian box office.

The Egyptian horror movie premiered in Vox cinemas at mall of the Emirates in Dubai on Thursday, January 10.

The movie is directed by Iraqi director Yasser el-Yassery and stars Amina Khalil, Tarek Lotfy, Ahmed el-Fishawy, Mamdooh Mohammed, Gihan Khalil, and Ahmed Dawood.

The movie revolves around a couple that faces a catastrophe inside what appears to be a hospital. They try to escape and run for their lives, but that won’t be easy as they face a lot of obstacles along the way.

“122” is written by Salah el-Johainy. Johainy previously wrote “Al-Khaleya” (The Cell) and “Awlad Rezk” (Rezk’s Sons); both movies gained great success at the time of their release.

“122” is the first Egyptian film to use the 4DX technology, which allows the audience to literally live the film while watching as it combines many sensory factors.