''Halim'' ( ar, حليم) is a 2006
Egypt
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ian film about the
Egypt
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ian singer
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
. Production started in 2005 with
Ahmed Zaki in the title role, but the actor died prior to the film's completion, so his son (
Haitham Ahmed Zaki) filled in several scenes. The film was released in July 2006 with
Mona Zaki
Mona Ali Mohamed Zaki ( ar, منى علي محمد زكي; born 18 November 1976) is an Egyptian actress.
Biography
Mona Zaki was born to her parents Ali Mohamed Zaki and Tahani on November 18, 1976. Until the age of 13, she lived in Kuwait. ...
,
Sulaf Fawakherji
Sulaf Fawakherji ( ar, سلاف فواخرجي) (born 27 July 1977) is a Syrian film, TV actress and director.
Career
She has played many roles on Syrian soap operas. Fawakherji studied art and sculpture at Adham Ismail Fine Arts Institute befor ...
, directed by
Sherif Arafa
Sherif Arafa ( ar, شريف عرفة) (born on December 25, 1960) is an Egyptian director, writer and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982.
Sharif Arafa participated in the making of many of the movies in the histor ...
, written by
Mahfouz Abd El-Rahman Mahfouz is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Khalid bin Mahfouz (1949–2009), Saudi businessman
*Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم اح ...
, music by
Ammar El Sherei
Ammar Ali Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Al Sherei ( ar, عمار علي محمد إبراهيم علي الشريعي) or more commonly known as Ammar El Sherei (16 April 1948 – 7 December 2012) was an Egyptian music icon, performer and composer.
Ea ...
and produced by
Good News 4 Film & Music
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Company. It participated out of the competition at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival
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.
Cast
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Ahmed Zaki as
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
*
Haitham Ahmed Zaki as
Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
- Young
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Mona Zaki
Mona Ali Mohamed Zaki ( ar, منى علي محمد زكي; born 18 November 1976) is an Egyptian actress.
Biography
Mona Zaki was born to her parents Ali Mohamed Zaki and Tahani on November 18, 1976. Until the age of 13, she lived in Kuwait. ...
as Nawal
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Jamal Suliman
Jamal Suliman ( ar, جمال سليمان) is a Syrian producer, director and actor of television, film, and stage. Suliman was born in 1959 in the Syrian capital of Damascus, then part of the United Arab Republic. Suliman studied at the acti ...
as Ramzi
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Sulaf Fawakherji
Sulaf Fawakherji ( ar, سلاف فواخرجي) (born 27 July 1977) is a Syrian film, TV actress and director.
Career
She has played many roles on Syrian soap operas. Fawakherji studied art and sculpture at Adham Ismail Fine Arts Institute befor ...
as Jeehan
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Ezzat Abou Aouf
Mohamed Ezzat Ahmed Shafiq Abou Aouf ( ar, محمد عزت أحمد شفيق أبو عوف; 21 August 1948 – 1 July 2019) was an Egyptian actor and composer. Abou Aouf obtained his bachelor degree in medicine. His acting debut was in 1992 in ...
as
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
''Mohamed Abdel Wahab'' ( ar, محمد عبد الوهاب), also transliterated ''Mohamed Abd El-Wahhab'' (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic ...
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2000s Arabic-language films
Egyptian biographical films
2006 films
2000s biographical films
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