The film will premiere at the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival.
Egyptian actor Mohamed Farrag will return to the silver screen after a three-year hiatus with Egyptian commercial director Omar Hilal‘s debut feature film Voy! Voy! Voy!.
Before this, Farrag’s latest cinematic venture had been The Black Box (2020), and he recently starred in the Ramadan mini-series Harb (2023).
The Egyptian dramedy is a collaboration between Vox Cinemas, Film Clinic and Image Nation Abu Dhabi.
Inspired by true-life events, Voy! Voy! Voy! features an ensemble cast including stars such as Mohamed Farrag, Nelly Karim and Bayoumi Fouad alongside up-and-coming talent Taha Desouky, Amgad El Hagar and Mohamed Abdel Azeem. The script was written by Omar Hilal. Mohamed Hefzy and Omar Hilal produced it.
Voy! Voy! Voy! tells the story of Hassan, a security guard living an impoverished life with his mother who dreams of travelling and living abroad. One day he stumbles on the sport of blind football, and cunningly decides to pose as a visually impaired man to join a team close to playing a World Cup tournament in Europe. On this journey, he crosses paths with several characters, an attractive young journalist who starts to take an interest in the team as he takes an interest in her, a middle-aged coach looking for an opportunity, and his two best friends. Along with them, Hassan goes to unimaginable lengths to be with the team and not miss out on Europe, hoping that this will provide their ticket to a life with more opportunity.
Voy! Voy! Voy! will premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2023 and will hit movie theatres across the MENA region in July.