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Hammam in Amsterdam; Hamam Fi Amsterdam, is an Egyptian comedy film released in 1999, directed by Said Hamed. The director’s ambition behind this movie allowed the production to be created successfully. The contribution of El Adl Group enabled the movie to be spread worldwide and the success of this movie proliferated in the first few days of its release, which permitted it to be accessible for interested viewers in other parts of the Gulf region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, etc.) a few weeks later. The starring actors are Mohamed Henedi and Ahmed El Sakka. The film talks about a man called Hamam, who decides to travel to Amsterdam to achieve his dreams that he couldn’t achieve in his country, Egypt.

Plot
The film “Hamam Fi Amsterdam” is built around Hamam (Mohamed Henedi), a young man who lives in a small local area with his family. He couldn't find a job to earn some money in order to make a good living for them and he also couldn't marry the girl that he loved as her parents forced her to marry a wealthy man. Hamam's uncle lives in Holland so he travels to him hoping to find a job as he suffered from unemployment. Once he arrives, he gets to know Adriano(Ahmed El Sakka). Adriano helps him reach his uncle's location as he lost his address earlier. His uncle’s family doesn’t welcome him to stay with them, so instead he settles in another apartment with some Arab guys. Hamam starts working in a hotel as a cleaner alongside an Israeli guy named Youda(Ayman El Shewi), who constantly gets him in trouble with his boss by framing him with comedic acts of chaos that Youda creates after finding out that Hamam is an Arab. Hamam falls in love with Roukaya(Mona Lisa), the receptionist of the hotel, and finally opens his own small restaurant along with his work as a cleaner. Roukaya helps him with the restaurant in order for it to become successful. He earns some money and sends it to his family in Egypt. Hamam confesses his love to Roukaya and marries her. Ever since his arrival, he has always dreamed of owning the famous restaurant in Amsterdam called Toscanini. His dream comes true when he wins the auction and becomes the owner of the restaurant. After a few years when he achieves his goals in Amsterdam, he travels back to Egypt with his wife to settle down with his family and is able to provide them with better standards of living.

Cast

 * Mohamed Heneidi as Hamam
 * Ahmed El Sakka as Adriano
 * Mona Lisa as Roukaya
 * Yousef Ismail as Hamam’s brother in law
 * Enaam Salousa as Hamam’s mother
 * Tarek Abdelaziz
 * Ahmed Eid

Production

 * Director: Saed Hamed
 * Production Manager: Sayed Amin
 * Executive Producer: Amr Arafa
 * Writer: Dr. Medhat El Adl
 * Make Up: Gamal Emam
 * Hairdresser: Talat Abou El Ata
 * Set Design: Abbass Saber
 * Costume Design: Amin Abdel Meguid
 * Music: Tarek Madkour
 * Video Distribution: El Nasr Films
 * Editing and Sound Mixing: Elixir Artistic Services

Credits
Special thanks to the support from:
 * 1) International Distribution by El Adl Group
 * 2) Real Time Audio Bost Broductions
 * 3) The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * 4) Egyptian Embassy in Holland
 * 5) The Netherlands Embassy in Egypt
 * 6) The City of Amsterdam

Marketing
This movie was internationally distributed in an effective manner due to the help of El Adl Group as well as the support of Arabia Cinema Production & Distribution (ACPD) in order for it to be accessible for the audiences outside of Egypt.