Antwerp - Belgium: Europe and the Arabs
Cinemas in a number of Belgian cities, including Brussels and Antwerp, witnessed the screening of the new Egyptian film "Nabil El Gemayel, the Beautician", starring the artist Mohamed Heneidy and a group of artists. Many Arab families, especially Egyptians, watched the film during the period from Friday to Sunday. The first day of Eid Al-Fitr, to bring joy to the hearts of all, and the audience praised the movie. Mohamed Othman, one of the symbols of the Egyptian community in Antwerp, said that he was keen to go on the first day of Eid to watch the movie with his wife, son Ahmed, and daughter Maryam. He had a very good time and met before and after the movie screening a large number of his friends he hadn't seen for a while
The Egyptians were keen to take their children to cinemas in reviving ancient traditions in a number of cities when a number of Egyptians were keen to go to the cinema on the feast to watch the new films shown on this occasion.
Sahar Adly, a former employee at the EgyptAir office at Brussels Airport, was also keen to broadcast small clips of the film inside the cinema on Facebook, and recorded the audience's reaction to the film, and the great response to the comic situations included in the film.
In addition to the members of the Egyptian community, a number of Arab immigrants were keen to watch the film in theaters. The Moroccan Abdelkader said that he loved Egyptian films since childhood, and that he accompanied his family members to watch the film because Egyptian films are shown only rarely in cinemas in Belgium.
A number of Belgians were also keen to watch the film, and Sandra, a Belgian in her fifties, said that she came with her husband to learn about Egyptian cinema and learn about the culture of the other through artistic works, adding that she is a fan of Egypt and had previously visited it with her husband and children.