The movie follows Barbie as she experiences a full-on existential crisis and embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023) will be released in Egypt on August 30, according to Safwat al-Helbawy, director of a cinematic distribution company.
Addressing recent rumours about a potential ban in Egypt, Safwat told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the 114-minute movie, featuring stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, will indeed grace a large number of Egyptian theatres.
Although the UAE and Saudi Arabia pushed back the movie’s release date from an originally planned July 20 to August 31, 2023.
Barbie is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by Gerwig, who wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach. Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films.
The film follows Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis. It features an ensemble supporting cast, including America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
The movie follows Barbie and Ken who are having the time of their lives in the seemingly perfect (and very pink) world of Barbie Land. Temptation arrives when they are offered the chance to see the real world, where they soon discover the perils of living among humans.
