Sorry to Disturb (Arabic: اسف على الإزعاج, romanized: ʾāsifun ʿalā l-ʾizʿāji) is a 2008 Egyptian film directed by Khaled Marei. It stars Ahmed Helmi as a young aviation engineer who feels lonely, out of place, and depressed. One day he meets a beautiful girl at a café (Menna Shalabi), and starts dating her. His life is turned upside down, as he learns that he has schizophrenia, and that he has been having visual hallucinations of his late father and his girlfriend.[1]
| Sorry to Disturb | |
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| آسف على الإزعاج (in Arabic) | |
| Directed by | Khaled Marei |
| Written by | Ayman Bahgat Kamar |
| Produced by | Walid Sabri |
| Starring | Ahmed Helmi Menna Shalabi Mahmoud Hamida Dalal Abdel Aziz |
| Cinematography | Ahmad Yusuf |
| Music by | Amr Ismail |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Brothers United for Cinema |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | E£15 million |
Sorry to Disturb was one of the two highest-grossing films in Egypt of 2008, earning over E£15 million.[2] The film won first prize at the Egyptian National film festival[3] and won the Dear Guest magazine award for best movie of 2008.[4] Helmi won the Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival award for Best Actor for the third year running,[5] and the film won Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, and Best Production.[6]
The soundtrack includes "Don't Speak" by No Doubt and "Buddha Bar" by Wally Brill.
References edit
- ^ Fahim, Joseph (25 July 2008). "THE REEL ESTATE: Helmy's best performance to date is not laughing matter". Daily News (Egypt). Retrieved 2009-07-06. [dead link]
- ^ Abdoun, Safaa (31 July 2008). "Egyptian films suffer during short summer season". Daily News (Egypt). Retrieved 2009-07-06. [dead link]
- ^ فيلم اسف على الإزعاج يقتنص الجائزة الأولى. Panet (in Arabic). 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "DG Festival". Dear Guest magazine. March–April 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ MOHAMED OMAR / EPA (28 February 2009). "Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy poses with his award for best actor". Picturedesk. Retrieved 2009-07-06.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pack of cards". Al-Ahram Weekly. 5–11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
External links edit
- Sorry to Disturb at IMDb
- Gomaa, Mahmoud (6 August 2008). ""Sorry for the Disturbance" review". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Retrieved 2009-07-07.
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