Halim (Arabic DVD) #239 [DVD] (2006)

Quick Overview

This is the last movie by the fabulous (Ahmed Zaki), in which he plays the legendary singer Abdel Halim Hafez. The movie tells the story of the famous singer through a radio interview with him in his last days, in which he recalls his childhood in the village of (Helwat) in (Zagazig), and the loss of his parents when he was a young boy, which was the reason his uncle put him into an orphanage. He was introduced on stage by (Yussef Bey Wahby), thus beginning his singing career. Many of Haleem’s songs in the sixties were associated to national occasions, which endeared him to his fans. The movie also reveals Haleem’s love life and his relationship with Jeehan (Solaf Fawakhergy), the aristocrat, whose grandfather, a former pasha, refused their marriage, which broke Haleem’s heart and added to his already failing health that eventual led to his death. Ahmed Zaki didnt’ live to watch his master piece, as he died during the shooting and the film director had to replace him by Hytham Zaki (his son to play the role of young Halim). A legend played by a legend.