Middle Eastern banner front row after Netflix’s “Perfect Strangers” by Abdelino de Hitchham Ayuch

Middle Eastern distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is seeing the phenomenal success of its first major co-production, an Arabic remake. perfect strangersWhich hit Netflix charts worldwide in January (and sparked controversy in Egypt).

The fast-growing company has teamed up with the producers behind the satirical comedy. abdomenFrom the French-Moroccan filmmaker Hicham Ayouche (Fever) and Palestinian star Ali Suliman (tom clancy jack ryanTerence Malik the last planet, Huda Salon). Front Row will also release the film in the Middle East and North Africa. International sales are handled by the Parisian company Urban Sales, which transports the film to Cannes.

Produced and directed by Ayouch and co-produced by Canal+ International, Hecat by Chadi Abdo (Oscar Nominated) Გ cave), FreeMonkeyz and Sihamou Productions, the story tells the story of Abdelino, a young Moroccan fascinated by everything related to Brazil, to the point of speaking the language fluently, samba regularly and initially healing Maria’s girlfriend. The hero of the novel. However, his world is turned upside down when an ultra-conservative TV presenter arrives.

“We are proud to be part of such a team. Hisham is a natural storyteller with an understanding of the region’s reality, but also its enormous potential,” said Janluca Chakra, Executive Director of Front Row.abdomen It is a unique film that highlights how fanaticism can limit dreams and creativity, to the detriment of societies. Ultimately, the film inspires positivity and hope in our culture here, something we’ve always aspired to, especially in the Middle East. Given our position in the market, we will do everything we can to get this movie released and seen by as many eyes as possible.

The fourth characteristic of Ayuch, abdomen The end of 2021 was one of the busiest jobs on the market for Red Sea Souk projects in Saudi Arabia. It is currently in post-production and will be ready by the end of the year.

“abdomen “It’s a comedy and a modern fairy tale that has a strong message about the meaning of life and freedom in your dreams,” said Ayush. “We will follow the journey of a character who will have to fight with his community, just to be himself. I hope this film will spark passionate and constructive discussions in the Arab world about dealing with people’s differences and freedom of conscience. I’m really happy to work with Front Row, whose enthusiasm for Abdelino is wonderful, they’ve fallen in love with the film and I’m sure they’ll do a fantastic job.