And the art critic continued, during exclusive statements to Sky News Arabia: "I am not against presenting any idea, but how to present it; We have seen homosexuality in films such as The Dead End, The Yacoubian Building, and Dil Asmaka, in a way that did not provoke the feelings or morals of the viewers.".
و :ضاف: "I am not enthusiastic about watching the movie, because cinema, in my opinion, either presents a story about society or a general human issue, and homosexuality does not belong to our societies, and it cannot be considered a human issue that preoccupies the world.".
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Art critic Ahmed Saad El-Din agreed with him, who told Sky News Arabia: "The problem of the film, according to what I have read, is the idea of the film, as it deals with a relationship between three gay people, who live with each other, and betrayal occurs between them, and this issue is unfamiliar to me.".
The art critic continued: "I know that cinema is not measured by a moral or religious yardstick; But cinema is a reflection of reality and it is for the audience, meaning a reflection of reality that is what exists in society".
Saad Eddin asked: "Does homosexuality exist in this way in Arab societies? And even if it does exist, why do we highlight it in such a large way?".
و :ضاف: "These topics are displayed on electronic platforms and festivals and receive favorable prizes; Because there are some people who want to export the idea that the third world is like this".
The art critic asked another question: "Why should we show the worst of reality, why not give a beautiful picture of reality and discuss issues far more important than homosexuality".
He concluded his speech by saying: "The proliferation of artworks discussing homosexuality in the current period can be summed up; Because some platforms set conditions that there should be a part of homosexuality in the work in order for it to be funded significantly"indicating that "These ideas will win prizes".
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The “Forum Section” of the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, currently taking place, presented the Egyptian-Lebanese film for the first time.
“Bashtaklak Hours” is a film that revolves around the issue of homosexuality, through a love story that arises between two men, in which the director used a mixture of Arab traditional and popular tales, with the replacement of women in relationships with a man; To be a relationship between two men and not a man and a woman.
The film is an Egyptian-Lebanese-German production, written and directed by the Egyptian Mohamed Shawky Hassan, and starring Salim Murad, Nadim Bahsoun, Donia Massoud, Ahmed El Gendy, Hassan Deeb, Ahmed Awadallah, and Richard Gabriel Jerash, and Donia Massoud plays the role of the narrator in the work like Shahrazad in “Hekayat” One Thousand and One Nights, and it is scheduled to be shown on one of the global platforms next March.
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The art critic, Mohamed Abdel-Khalek, comments on the content the movieHe said, “Putting the idea of homosexuality into the cinema is not new. Arab and Egyptian cinema presented the idea more than once, and it is estimated that the number of Egyptian films that dealt with homosexuality reached 15.”
And the art critic continued, during exclusive statements to Sky News Arabia: “I am not against presenting any idea, but how to present it. We have seen homosexuality in films such as The Dead End, The Yacoubian Building, and Dale Al Samaka, in a way that did not provoke the feelings or morals of the viewers.”
He added, “I am not enthusiastic about watching the film, because cinema, in my opinion, either presents a story about society or a general human issue, and homosexuality does not belong to our societies, and it cannot be considered a human issue that preoccupies the world.”
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Art critic Ahmed Saad El-Din agreed with him, who told Sky News Arabia: “The problem with the film, according to what I have read, is the idea of the film, as it deals with a relationship between three homosexuals who live with each other, and betrayal takes place between them, and this issue is not familiar to me.”
The art critic continued: “I know that cinema is not measured by a moral or religious criterion, but cinema is a reflection of reality and it is for the audience. The meaning of a reflection of reality is what exists in society.”
Saad El-Din asked: “Does homosexuality exist in this way in Arab societies? And even if it does exist, why do we highlight it in such a large way?”
He added, “These topics are presented in electronic platforms and festivals and receive biased prizes, because there are some people who want to export the idea that the third world is in this way.”
The art critic asked another question: “Why should we show the worst of reality, why not give a beautiful picture of reality and discuss issues much more important than homosexuality?”
He concluded his speech by saying, “The spread of artworks that discuss homosexuality can be shortened in the current period, because some platforms set conditions that there should be a part of homosexuality in the work in order to be funded significantly,” noting that “these ideas receiving prizes are a malicious idea.”