Egyptian actress Mona Zaki and the Egyptian Movie Syndicate have introduced that the movie Flight 404 will signify Egypt within the Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie class on the 2025 Academy Awards.
Directed by Hani Khalifa and written by Mohamed Ragaa, the movie options a high-powered forged together with Mona Zaki, Mohamed Farag, Mohamed Mamdouh, and Shereen Reda.
Flight 404 tells the compelling story of Ghada, a lady dealing with an pressing monetary disaster simply days earlier than her Hajj pilgrimage.
In her determined state of affairs, she is pressured to confront her previous and search assist from people she had vowed to depart behind, making a tense and emotional story.
With its choice as Egypt’s official submission, Flight 404 now has the chance to enter the competitors for an Academy Award nomination. If the movie makes it to the shortlist, it may very well be nominated for the distinguished award, marking a major second for Egyptian cinema.
The 97th Academy Awards are scheduled for 3 March 2025, on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Key dates for the submission course of have already been set, with the ultimate nominations to be revealed on 17 January 2025.
This isn’t Egypt’s first time competing within the Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie class; it has a protracted historical past on this enviornment however has but to win the award.
Final yr, Voy Voy Voy!, that includes Mohamed Farag, was Egypt’s submission however didn’t make it to the ultimate nominees.