Egyptian screen legend Omar Sharif will attend a special free outdoor screening of his 1991 film An Egyptian Citizen (Al Muwaten Masri) at this years Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) on October 28 at 9pm at the Katara Open Air Theatre. Viewers at the limited capacity event will be treated to a story of class, […]
Egyptian screen legend Omar Sharif will attend a special free outdoor screening of his 1991 film An Egyptian Citizen (Al Muwaten Masri) at this years Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) on October 28 at 9pm at the Katara Open Air Theatre.
Viewers at the limited capacity event will be treated to a story of class, land ownership and social privilege in the story of a feudal landowner who sends his guards son, Masri, into military service in place of his own. Masri dies after confessing everything, leaving the two men to desperately gain control of the situation.
The themes are reminiscent of Egypts recent uprisings as part of the Arab Spring.
Omar Sharif epitomised Egyptian cinema in the 1950s and reached international acclaim with his performance in David Leans epic Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, which was followed by appearances in Funny Girl and Funny Lady.
The film was directed by the late Salah Abo-Seif, considered the grandfather of the realist movement in Egyptian cinema. Abo-Seif and Sharif collaborated several times in their careers, and An Egyptian Citizen was the directors last film.
Sharif attended last years edition of the festival as well. He also spoke to students of Qatar Universitys Mass Communications programme on Wednesday, October 26.
