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Africano (2001)

Africano poster
Original title
افريكانو
Directed by
Amr Arafa
Genre
comedy film, adventure film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man goes on an adventure in Africa. He gets into comedic situations while dealing with local challenges.

lightheartedplayfulenergeticupbeatcheerfulbreezyfun

What happens

Africano, is a 2001 Egyptian adventure comedy film directed by Amr Arafa as his directorial feature debut and co-produced by director Amr Arafa himself with Hosam Ibrahim. It stars Ahmed El Sakka and Mona Zaki. The film was theatrically released and made its premier on 11 July 2001 in Egypt. It received critical acclaim and later screened in nearby African countries as well as Europe. In Kuwait, the film made its premier on 31 October 2001 whereas in Greece, it was released at the Greek Film Archive on 28 February 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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