Shehata's Shop Explained

Dokkan Shehata
Director:Khaled Youssef
Starring:Haifa Wehbe
Muhammad Hamidah
'Umaru Sa'ad
Ghada Abdel Razek
'Umru 'Abd Al-Jalil
'Abd Al-'Aziz
'Abd Al-Aziz Makhyoun
Runtime:128 minutes
Country:Egypt
Language:Arabic

Dokkan Shehata (Shehata shop) is a 2009 Egyptian drama film. The main actors in this film are Muhammad Hamidah, 'Umaru Sa'ad, Ghadah 'Abd Al-Raziq, Haifa Wehbe, 'Umru 'Abd Al-Jalil, Tariq 'Abd Al-'Aziz, and 'Abd Al-Aziz Makhyoun. The film was produced by Khaled Youssef.

Controversy

Khalid Youssef alleged that there was a dirty plot to limit the film's financial success. Despite getting financial success in theatres, many of them withdrew Dokkan Shehata, supposedly to show other films such as Al-Farah (The Wedding Party) and Bobbos. He alleges theatrical distribution tycoons are responsible for "killing" it. The film also was reported by a number of commentators to have predicted the Egyptian revolution of 2011 [1]

Reception

Box office

In the first three weeks after its release, Dokkan Shehata grossed in revenues.[1] It was second to Omar & Salma starring Tamer Hosny and Mai Ezzeddine, which grossed .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khaled Youssef accuses the distribution tycoons of killing Dokkan Shehata Shehata's Store . July 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090623064233/http://www.arabia.msn.com/Entertainment/Movies/LocalNews/2009/june/KhaledYoussef.aspx . June 23, 2009 .