Halim (2006)

Original title

حليم

Directed by

Sherif Arafa

Genre

biographical film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 35m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

This film tells the story of the famous Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez. It follows his life and career, showing the highs and lows he experienced. The lead actor died during filming and his son completed some scenes.

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What happens

Halim (Arabic: حليم) is a 2006 Egyptian film about the Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez. Production started in 2005 with Ahmed Zaki in the title role, but the actor died prior to the film's completion, so his son (Haitham Ahmed Zaki) filled in several scenes. The film was released in July 2006 with Mona Zaki, Sulaf Fawakherji, directed by Sherif Arafa, written by Mahfouz Abd El-Rahman, music by Ammar El Sherei and produced by Good News 4 Film & Music Company. It participated out of the competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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