Thieves in KG2
Thieves KG2 (Arabic: حرامية في كي جي تو, Haramiyya fi KG2; "Thieves in Kindergarten") is an Egyptian film directed by Sandra Nashaat and screenwritten by Bilal Fadhel.[1]
Plot
Two thieves, Hasan and Sibae’i, plan to rob the safe in the Kaitby Fortress in Alexandria, but the police capture Sibae’i, who asks Hasan to take care of Nasma, his daughter; if he does this, Sibae’i will not say that Hasan conspired in the robbery attempt. Hasan meets Nasma's teacher, Miss Reem, and the two become romantically involved. Miss Reem does not know of Hasan's history.[1] The film's story settings are Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Luxor, and Aswan.[2]
Cast
- Karim Abdel Aziz - Hasan[1]
- Talaat Zakaria - Sibae’i[1]
- Maha Ammar[3] - Nasma[1]
- Hanan Tork - Miss Reem[1]
- Nashwa Mustafa[2]
- Maged Al Kedwani[2]
- Ragaa Al Geddawi[2]
- Sami Al Maghawri[2]
Reception
After Eid al-Adha the film screened at 30 cinemas in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. Fewer than three months after its release, the film generated over 10 million Egyptian pounds in revenues at the Egyptian box office, where it was the highest performing film in that period.[1]
Nur Elmessiri of Al Ahram Weekly wrote that "Egypt has proven that it is capable of producing the cool-cute male, the attractive-cute female and the sassy/bratty-but-cute child, all recognisable members of global pop culture."[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "‘Thieves KG2’ Masters Egyptian Box Office." (Archive) Al Bawaba. May 18, 2002. Retrieved on February 23, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Hanan Tork Steals Heart of a Thief in New Flick." (Archive) Al Bawaba. October 23, 2001.
- ↑ "'KG 2' girl nixes work with Shaaban Abdel Rahim." (Archive) Al Bawaba. September 19, 2002. Retrieved on February 23, 2013. Also available from the Asia Africa Intelligence Wire here at AccessMyLibrary
- ↑ Elmessiri, Nur. "Cute is as cute does" (Archive). Al Ahram Weekly. 7 - 13 March 2002. Issue No.576. Retrieved on 3 February 2015.