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Comedy 2000: The Principal wins
Sherif Hassan
| Looking back at how Egypt's current trend for young, comic cinema began.
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: The Principal
Rowan El Shimi
| This film is arguably one of the funniest in Egypt's recent cinematic history, maybe even of all time
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: ‘Halaa Housh’
Hanaa Safwat
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