American director John Hayman has nominated young Egyptian actress Muna Zaki for a leading role in the upcoming film "Nefertiti", which was written by Egyptian archeological researcher Ahmad Otham, who resides in England.
The events of the film revolve around the time of Nefertiti’s reign over Egypt and after the death of her husband the Pharaoh Akhnaton.
The scenario of the film has faced many criticism because it discusses the point of view of the writer who published a thesis entitled "Mouses and Akhnaton" stating that he is certain Akhnaton is the holy prophet Moses, reported the Egyptian daily Al Akhbar.
Muna has been nominated for the leading role in the new film "Ilaka Baree’a" (An Innocent Relationship). The film, directed by Amir Shaker and written by Mohammad Aziz, revolves around how the internet influences younger generations, even leading them into become involved in intimate relationships online.
Muna plays the wife an officer who becomes preoccupied with his work and rarely spends time with her, leading her to become involved in an innocent online relationship with a foreigner. The film tackles the addiction people develop to chatting on the internet.
On a different note, Zaki is grieving the death of her aunt, her mother’s sister, with whom she was very close. Muna had been personally taking care of her aunt who was suffering from cancer, and even accompanied her on one of her trips to Paris for treatment.
Muna recently returned from the religious pilgrimage, Hajj, which she went on with her husband, actor Ahmad Hilmi.
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