After the popularity of his heroes’ pictures on his propaganda posters
Tuesday – 7 Shaaban 1444 AH – 28 February 2023 AD Issue Number [16163]
Cairo: Intisar Dardir
The posters of the series “Sarah Al-Batea” directed by Khaled Youssef caught the attention of followers of social networking sites, through which Youssef topped the “Twitter” trend in Egypt. During which a large number of work representatives appeared wearing historical costumes.
The series, which is starring regarding 60 actors and actresses and dozens of guests of honor, is one of the great dramas that the Ramadan season is witnessing this year. It belongs to historical drama, and its events take place between two different times. The current era and the era of the French campaign once morest Egypt in 1798, according to a different dramatic and directorial vision, directed by Khaled Youssef, on the story “Serra Al-Batea” by the writer Youssef Idris, which is produced by “Synergy” and shown on the ON channel and the “Watch IT” platform.
Hussein Fahmy’s poster, one of the heroes of the work, was among the posters that were popular on “Social Media.” Fahmy returned a few days ago from Berlin following attending its film festival, to resume filming the series, as he confirms in statements to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat: “I returned to complete filming. The series, which I was very excited regarding because it presents an important historical period, and it is inspired by a short story by the great writer Youssef Idris, and the treatment, scenario, and dialogue were written by director Khaled Youssef. It is known that Idris used to write short stories, but we present it as a series of thirty episodes, and it will be a different work, in form and content.
Fahmy continues: “The series presents the period of the French campaign once morest Egypt, its results, and the Egyptians’ reaction to it. to France and remained in Egypt until his death.
In previous statements to Asharq Al-Awsat, Fahmy praised working with director Khaled Youssef in his first collaboration with him, stressing that they share a great understanding, especially since each of them carries a lot of the spirit of their teacher, the great director Youssef Chahine.
The work includes a group of acting stars, including Ahmed Al-Saadani, Hanan Mutawa, Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Fahmy, Reem Mostafa, Ahmed Wafik, Bayoumi Fouad, Naglaa Badr, Menna Fadali, Mahmoud Kabil, Aida Riyad, Khaled Sarhan, and the soundtrack of the musician. Rajeh Daoud. The artist, Ahmed Al-Saadani, promoted the series through his Facebook account by publishing his propaganda poster, during which he appears wearing a robe, as he embodies the character of an Egyptian farmer, during the period of the French campaign. The series also witnesses the participation of some Arab actors, including the Tunisian Rania Al-Toumi, the Kuwaiti Shams, and the Syrian Nidal Najm, and it also includes a number of young actors, including Khaled Anwar, Hoda Al-Atrebi, and Mido Adel.
The director, Khaled Youssef, had resumed filming the series following a five-day hiatus due to changing the decorations, and decided to intensify filming hours during the coming days. Omar Harb,” “Hen Maysara,” “Ouija,” and “Legal Betrayal.”
The story “The Great Secret” was published in 1958 as part of the collection of stories “An Incident of Honor”, which included seven stories by the writer Youssef Idris, nicknamed “Arab Chekhov” in reference to the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
