Top left: Ahmed El-Sakka with comic actor Ahmed Adam; top right: Co-stars Talaat Zein and Ahmed Eid mug for the cameras
Above left: Hala Sheeha comes to congratulate her colleagues; above right: Belly dancer Dina displays militant chic
Below: Leading lady Mona Zaki being interviewed by satellite TV. (photos by Tarek Atia)

Africano
July 11, 2001
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Ahmed El-Sakka's second star outing, in the new film Africano, is expected to seal the young actor's status as Egypt's #1 action heart-throb. At yesterday's star-studded premier, the audience was treated to a new kind of Egyptian film: one which takes place almost entirely in the lush savannas of South Africa. The breath-taking vista accompanied a contrived, yet somehow convincing, storyline involving a young veterinarian (El-Sakka) who goes to South Africa to look after his deceased uncle's wild game park. Interesting, to be sure, and thanks to the fast-paced action, fresh young faces, and exotic locations, sure to be a monster hit.


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