Evening
Series/Themes: Middle Eastern & South Asian Sidebar
Genre: Comedy, International
Film Year: 2016
Locations: Egypt
Film Length: 107 min.
Languages: Arabic
Subtitles: Subtitled
Director: Moataz Eltuoni
Featuring: Muhammad Emam, Yasmin Sabri, Bayyumi Fuad, Ahmed Fathi, Mohamed Sallam, Hamdi El-Mirghani.
When the Egyptian ambassador to India and his family are kidnapped by an evil billionaire, the Egyptian government is pressed to act quickly to rescue them and return them to Egypt. The government assigns a special forces squad to the mission, and they travel to India to free the ambassador and his family. After arrival, however, it becomes clear that the hired special forces squad is in fact a band of blundering musicians wrongly selected for the task. Led by true special forces agents, the eccentric group seeks to free the ambassador and his family. Introduction by Samhita Sunya (UVA)
Supported by the Institute for Humanities and Global Cultures and the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures
8:45 PM
Newcomb Hall Theatre