''Thieves in KG2'' ( arz, حرامية في كي جي تو, Haramiyya fi KG2; "Thieves in

Kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

") is an Egyptian film directed by Sandra Nashaat and screenwritten by

Belal Fadl Belal Fadl ( ar, بلال فضل) (born 1974) is an Egyptian screenplay writer, journalist and a column writer. He was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. Fadl has roots from Alexandria. Fadl graduated from Cairo University 1st class with honors, sc ...

.‘Thieves KG2’ Masters Egyptian Box Office
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''. May 18, 2002. Retrieved on February 23, 2013.

Plot

Two thieves, Hasan and Sibae’i, plan to rob the safe in the Kaitby Fortress in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, 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. The film's story settings are

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

, Alexandria,

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...

, and

Aswan Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...

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Cast

Karim Abdel Aziz Karim Abdel Aziz ( ar, كريم عبد العزيز) (born August 17, 1975) is an Egyptian actor. He is the son of instructor Mohammad Abdul Aziz and nephew of film director Omar Abdel Aziz Biography Karim Abdel Aziz was born August 17, 1975, ...

- Hasan *

Talaat Zakaria Talaat Zakaria ( ar, طلعت زكريا‎; 18 December 1960 – 8 October 2019) was an Egyptian comedic actor. In 1984, Zakaria graduated from The Higher Institute of Dramatic Art of Egypt and began his acting career by taking bit roles in ...

- Sibae’i * Maha Ammar - Nasma *

Hanan Tork Hanan Tork ( ar, حنان ترك; born 7 March 1975 is a retired Egyptian actress and ballerina. She was born as Hanan Hasan Abdelkrim Tork ( ar, حنان حسن عبد الكريم ترك), and is credited as Hanan Tork. She is a sister to two ...

- Miss Reem *

Nashwa Mustafa Nashwa Mustafa (born 15 October 1968), is an Egyptian actress. She is best known for the roles in the films; ''El-Rehla'', ''El-Farah'' and in the television shows; ''The Family of Mr Shalash'' and ''Mahmoud the Egyptian ''. Personal life Nashwa ...

as Etidal * Maged Al Kedwani * Ragaa Al Geddawi * Sami Maghawri

Reception

After

Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's co ...

the film screened at 30 cinemas in

and other Egyptian cities. Fewer than three months after its release, the film generated over in revenues at the Egyptian box office, where it was the highest performing film in that period. Nur Elmessiri of ''

Al Ahram Weekly ''Al-Ahram Weekly'' is an English-language weekly broadsheet printed by the Al-Ahram Publishing House in Cairo, Egypt. History and profile ''Al Ahram Weekly'' was established in 1991 by the ''Al-Ahram'' newspaper, which also runs a French-langua ...

'' 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."Elmessiri, Nur.
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* Egyptian comedy-drama films 2002 films 2002 comedy-drama films {{Egypt-film-stub

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