Mawlana to participate in the Golden Globe

CAIRO - August 25 2017: The famous Egyptian actor Amr Saad announced that his film Mawlana (The preacher) was chosen to compete in the Golden Globe awards. The Golden Globe awards ceremony will take place next January 2018 in Los Angeles.

“Mawlana is the first Egyptian movie to be nominated to win the Golden Globe award, which is considered a great honour to me and to Egyptian cinema’’ Saad said. It is worth mentioning that Mawlana previously won the Circle Award at the Washington, D.C. Film Festival.

The film was awarded Best Film at Luxor African Film Festival, and Amr Saad was awarded Best Actor. Saad was also crowned Best Actor at Tetouan Film Festival. Mawlana, adapted from a novel by renowned journalist Ibrahim Eissa, revolves around an influential religious preacher turned TV celebrity whose credibility is shaken when he gets close to politicians and security agencies.

The movie gained praise from both audience and critics despite the controversy surrounding the movie. The movie Stars Amr Saad, Dorra Zarrouk and Ahmed Magdy and was written by Ibrahim Eissa, directed by Magdy Ahmed Aly and produced by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris.