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Hepta: The Last Lecture (هيبتا) directed by Hadi El Bagoury, is an Egyptian film based on the best-selling novel written by Mohamed Sadek. Released on the 20th of April 2016, the movie talks about the seven stages of love. The stages are attributed to four main characters, Amr Yusuf (Youssef), Ahmad Dawood (Ramy), Ahmed Malek (Karim), and Abdullah Azmi (Shady), each with a unique love story to tell.

Plot
Narrated by Maged El Kidwany's character, social psychologist Dr. Shukri Mukhtar, the film starts off by him giving a lecture to an audience about the philosophy of the seven stages of love. He introduces four stories, one being Shady’s story; Shady's story revolves around his seven-year-old self's interest in his neighbor and classmate, Marwa. Shady’s parents suffer a broken marriage, and in turn, this affects Shady’s life negatively. Karim is an orphan who is hospitalized due to an illness that causes him constant pain. Karim’s love interest is his best friend, Dina. Dina’s mother does not approve of her relationship with Karim, and so prevents her from contacting and visiting him in the hospital, leaving him with feelings of abandonment and loneliness. This leaves Karim in a horrible state. Ramy, a 25 year old painter, finds love with Ola. After Ola meets Ramy at a dinner with her friends and her boyfriend, Ramy draws a quick portrait of Ola, with his phone number doodled on the back. Ola later finds out that her and Ramy share a lot in common, and leaves her boyfriend to stay with him. Eventually, they get married but are then faced with an obstacle that forces them to take a vital decision regarding their marriage. Youssef, who is in his late thirties, is a depressed individual desperate to bring color in his dull life. One day, as he is about to jump off his balcony and end his misery, he sees a woman watching him from the roof across him. He hurries to find out who this intriguing lady is, and finally meets Roaa. Roaa is a lively spirit, the complete opposite of Youssef. They bond and eventually fall in love. At the end of their story, the couple faces an unexpected tragedy that leaves their relationship hanging on the line. Dr. Shukri elaborates on each story, and assigns the seven stages to his characters. As he is finishing up with his lecture, Dr. Shukri drops a bomb and ends on a note that leaves his audience in a state of awe and shock. At the end of the movie, we discover what contribution Dr. Shukri had to each of the characters he mentioned, and how they all may share a hidden connection.

Cast
Although the cast is not entirely Egyptian, the Egyptian dialect was spoken by all actors/actresses.
 * Maged El Kedwany as Dr. Shukri Mukhtar
 * Amr Yusuf as Youssef
 * Ahmed Dawood as Ramy
 * Ahmad Malek as Karim
 * Abdullah Azmi as Shady
 * Nelly Karim as Ruaa #1
 * Dina Sherbiny as Ola #1
 * Jamila Adel Awad as Dina
 * Yasmin Raeis as Ruaa #2
 * Lina Ben-Hman as Marwa
 * Sherine Reda as Ola #2
 * Anoushka as Dina’s mother
 * Kinda Alloush as Amirah (Shady’s mother)

Production

 * Filming started on the 27th of December, 2015 and ended on the 2nd of March, 2016.
 * The movie has a running time of 1 hour and 52 minutes.
 * Distributed by: Mad Solutions

Crew

 * Director: Hadi El Bagoury
 * Executive director: Mahmoud Zahran
 * Casting director: Marwa Gabriel
 * Producers: Mohamed Hefzy, Amgad Sabry, Hani Osama
 * Editor: Ahmed Hafez
 * Screenplay writer: Wael Hamdy
 * Production designer: Hend Haider
 * Composer: Hesham Nazih
 * Directors of Photography: Gamal El Boushy, Leo Carbotta
 * Production Manager: Mohamed El Hady.

Release dates

 * Egypt - 20 April 2016
 * United Arab Emirates	- 12 May 2016
 * Lebanon - 19 May 2016
 * Kuwait	 - 26 May 2016

Genre

 * Drama
 * Romance

Rating

 * A 7.7/10 star rating from 1,704 reviewes on IMDb.
 * 92% of Google users liked the movie.
 * After its release in 2016, the movie gained great popularity and was discussed among many.

Trivia

 * The book that inspired the movie was named Book of The Year by Virgin Megastore in 2014, a year after it was released.
 * Hepta, originating from the Greek language, means “seven.”
 * In less than 24 hours, the official trailer that was released on the movie's official Facebook page, gained one million views.

Awards

 * 10 awards at the Arabian Cinema Awards.
 * 6 awards at the 65th Catholic Center for Film Festival.
 * 4 awards from Dear Guest Magazine.
 * Audience Award at the Arab Film Festival of Contemporary Arab Cinema in Washington.
 * Most Prestigious Film in the History of Egyptian Cinema as a romantic.