Fawzeya's Secret Recipe

MAGDI AHMED ALI
Egypt, 2008, 114 minutes, Color

In Person: Director Magdi Ahmed Ali

Leading Egyptian filmmaker, Magdy Ahmed Aly, is known for his films featuring strong female leads and tackling pro-feminist topics, such as the very popular Life...My Passion, and the controversial Girl's Secrets. In his latest film, the lead character, Fawzeya, is a woman who has been married four times and bore children in each of the marriages. Yet even in the face of poverty, she not only maintains her independence, but enjoys a friendly relationship with all her ex-husbands, gathering them together for dinner every week to serve her secret recipe - her love of life. Fawzeya's Secret Recipe is an extraordinary film that charts new horizons in Arab cinema. Brilliant acting abounds from Ilham Shaheen (winner, Best Actress at Abu Dhabi Film Festival), Aida Abdel-Aziz, and veteran belly-dancer Nagwa Fouad in a surprising unprecedented role.

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