DUBAI: British-Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry is having the busiest year of his career. With two films set to make major debuts on the festival circuit and a slate of projects across cinema and television, El-Masry is taking 2025 by storm.
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His new film “100 Nights of Hero” debuts at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 6, and will close the London Film Festival in early October. The project — adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel (which was itself based on the Middle Eastern folk-tale collection “One Thousand and One Nights”) — caught El-Masry’s attention immediately.
“First and foremost, what drew me to the film was the passion of the director, Julia Jackman,” the Cairo-born, 35-year-old actor tells Arab News. “I really love her style. I’d seen her short film ‘Pigs’ and it was great. I couldn’t wait to have a meeting with her.”
The second attraction was the chance to try something new. ”It’s based off of a graphic novel — something that I’ve not actually done before,” El-Masry says. “I always try and do something that’s untouched waters for me.”
