Al-Zaeem (Arabic: الزعيم, lit. 'The Boss')[1] is a political satirical play consisting of nine scenes.[2] The play was written by Farouq Sabri, and starring Adel Emam, Ahmed Rateb, Youssef Dawoud, and Ragaa Al Geddawy. The play was first performed in 1993.[3][4] The play talks about Zeinhom, a simple man who could not hold out in any business for long time because he looks like his country's President (Al-Zaeem). Unfortunately, Al-Zaeem is an unpopular dictator. Zeinhom gets a job, which is to become an actor and plays a secondary role as a thief in foreign Funded movie that is being filmed locally, Which leads him to serious consequences.
The play makes a strong mockery of post-modern rulers in Arab countries (after World War II). The play was banned in several Arab countries such as Tunisia and Libya.[5] There were reportedly attempts by former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi to assassinate Adel Imam, as Adel Imam imitated Gaddafi in a sarcastic way in the first scene in the play.[6]
References edit
- ^ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2020). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-5381-3905-9.
- ^ مسرحية الزعيم - Masrahiyat El Zaeem, MelodyMasrahiyat - ميلودي مسرحيات, retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ ﻣﺴﺮﺣﻴﺔ - الزعيم - 1993 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ Al-Zaeem (1993) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ "أخيرا تم كشف أسباب منع عرض مسرحية "الزعيم " في تونس وليبيا - الإيطالية نيوز". www.alitaliyanews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "صحف: محاولة القذافي اغتيال عادل إمام و"خيانة عظمى" في صفوف داعش". arabic.cnn.com (in Arabic). 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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