Yusra to attend Egyptian Cinema Week in Algeria

Published August 16th, 2005 - 09:23 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Prominent Egyptian actress, Yusra, will arrive in Algeria next month to participate in the screening of her film "Al-Asifa" ("Desert Storm") within the framework of the Egyptian Cinema Week, reported the August 15 edition of <i>Al-Khabar</i> newspaper. The Egyptian Cinema Week is organized by the Algerian Ministry of Culture in cooperation with its Egyptian counterpart. Yusra is expected to participate in a symposium which will follow the screening of her movie.

"Al-Asifa", which tells the story of two brothers, who end up on opposite sides of the Gulf War, was directed by Khaled Yusuf, who also wrote its screen.