Amir El-Masry’s In Camera, Unveils Official Poster and Trailer Ahead of Cairo International Film Festival Premiere

The British film In Camera, starring acclaimed actor Amir El-Masry, has released its official poster and trailer in anticipation of participating in the 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). The film will be screened in the special out-of-competition section during the festival, which will take place from November 13 to 22.

In Camera follows Aden, played by Rizwan, a young Actor who's going through a cycle of nightmarish auditions. After he receives multiple rejections, Aden takes it upon himself to find a new part to play. Written and directed by Naqqash Khalid as his debut film as a director, In Camera stars Amir El-Masry, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Rory Fleck Byrne.

It is worth mentioning that Amir El-Masry received positive critical acclaim for his role in the British film In Camera. The film premiered at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival within the Proxima competition, took part in the BFI London Film Festival, and competed for the Sutherland Award.

In Variety Magazine, Film Critic Guy Lodge wrote: “At a script level, In Camera perhaps has an excess of enticing ideas, some given more breathing room than others. In particular, an oblique subplot involving Bo’s own absent search for personhood feels unrealized both on its own terms and as a complement to Aden’s serpentine story - which is more successfully activated when he and Bo take on a third roommate. Played by a superb Amir El-Masry, capturing just the right balance between jockish and preening, vacuous menswear stylist Conrad is as loudly self-regarding as Aden is quietly, intently watchful - with a life that the young actor begins to believe he could play rather well.”

Elena Lazic wrote in Cineuropa; “Amir El-Masry is fascinating as the most conventionally behaved person in the film, but also the most artificial, a smooth fashion designer who orders food so often that it seems more like a lifestyle choice - a way to signal something - than a merely practical one. He is everything Aden is not, especially in his relation to the other roommate.”

In The Film Verdict magazine, Ben Nicholson praised Amir El-Masry's performance, stating, “Aden and Bo take on a new flatmate, Conrad (an excellent Amir El-Masry), a smooth-talker that works in fashion. His effortless charisma and apparent affluence are cast in stark relief to Aden’s quiet reserve.”

Amir El-Masry eagerly awaits the release of his upcoming film Giant, in which he portrays the British Yemeni boxing legend Prince Naseem Hamed. Giant tells the true story of Hamed’s rise from the working-class streets of Sheffield, navigating the challenges of Islamophobia and racism in 1980s and 1990s Britain. The film also features Pierce Brosnan among its star-studded cast, with Sylvester Stallone serving as Executive Producer.

El-Masry has also wrapped filming Summer of 67, where he stars alongside Nelly Karim. The film is directed by Abu Bakr Shawky and produced by Mohamed Hefzy of Film Clinic.