122 (film)
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| Directed by | Yasir Al Yasiri |
| Written by | Salah Algoheny |
| Produced by | Saif Oraibi |
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| Cinematography | Ahmed Kardous |
| Edited by | Amr Akef |
| Music by | Saif Oraibi |
Production company | Maqam Productions [eg] |
| Distributed by | Misr International Films & Starship |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
122 is a 2019 Egyptian psychological horror film directed by Yasir Al Yasiri and written by Salah Al-Goheny, and produced by Saif Oraibi. The film is the first Egyptian movie to be shot in 4DX technology.[1]
Plot
[edit]In Egypt calling 122 is the equivalent of calling 911 in the US or 999 in the UK. 122 is an Egyptian film that follows the story of Nasr (Ahmed Dawood) and Umnia (Amina Khalil) who are in love, they're married as well. The problem is since they couldn't afford a proper wedding they snuck off and eloped. They are trying to keeping their marriage hidden until they can afford it. Unfortunately, Umnia has become pregnant, something even more scandalous for an unmarried woman. In order to come up with the money quickly, Nasr returns to his shady past, agreeing to transport a package of drugs for an old associate. Umnia insists on coming along. And when their car gets hit by a bus wake up in intensive care in a hospital in the middle of nowhere. The couple faces a catastrophe inside what appears to be a hospital, and attempt to escape and run for their lives.
Release
[edit]The movie was released in Egypt on 2 January 2019, then a week later it was released worldwide. The film was a blockbuster in the Egyptian Box Office topping the box office for a month, hitting in Egypt alone 24,808,161 Egyptian Pounds [2] The movie marked a new record in the international distribution being the first Egyptian film to be dubbed into Urdu and releasing in Pakistan.[3]
The film then was digitally released on Netflix and was named as one of the iconic Arabic movies coming to Netflix [4]
Cast
[edit]- Ahmed Dawood as Nasr
- Tariq Lutfi as Dr. Nabil
- Amina Khalil as Umnia
- Ahmed Al-Fishawy as Amjad
- Mohamed Mamdouh as Emad
- Mohamed Hajazy as Mohammed
- Jehan Khalil as Samar
- Sabri Abdu Men3im as Sameeh
- Asmaa Galal as Rajaa
- Mohamed Lutfi as Policeman
- Tara Emad as Suaad
- Mahmoud Basheer as Gahfeer
References
[edit]- ^ "122". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "122". Egypt Today. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "122". National Courier. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "122". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 June 2020.