The Blue Elephant 2
Directed byMarwan Hamed
Written byAhmed Mourad
StarringKarim Abdel Aziz
Nelly Karim
Hend Sabry
Shereen Reda
CinematographyAhmed El Morsi
Edited byMohamed Attia
Music byHesham Nazih, Mohamed Elhusseini
Production
companies
Rotana TV
Synergy Films
Distributed byRotana TV
Rotana Studios
Release date
  • July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

The Blue Elephant 2 (Arabic: 2 الفيل الأزرق, translit. Al Fil Al Azraq 2) is a 2019 Egyptian drama horror mystery crime thriller film directed by Marwan Hamed.[1] The film is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit film The Blue Elephant. Produced under the banner Rotana Film Production and Synergy Films, most of the crew members who were originally part of the prequel were retained.[2] The film stars Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El Sawy, Nelly Karim and Shereen Reda in the lead roles.

Principal photography of the film commenced in November 2018. The film had its theatrical release on 25 July 2019 and received positive reviews from the critics. Similar to the prequel film, it also became a successful venture at the box office. It also became the highest grossing Egyptian film in the history of Egyptian cinema collecting LE 100 million at the box office.[3]

Synopsis

Dr. Yehia (Karim Abdel Aziz) is now married to Lobna (Nelly Karim). A meeting with a new inmate in the psychiatric hospital flips Dr. Yehia's life upside down, she emphasizes the death of his entire family is just only three nights away. Yehia then uses the blue elephant pills in an attempt to control things and solve the puzzles he faces.

Cast

  • Karim Abdel Aziz as Dr. Yehia Rashed
  • Khaled El Sawy as Sherif Al Kordy
  • Nelly Karim as Lobna
  • Hend Sabry as Farida
  • Shereen Reda as Deega
  • Eyad Nassar as Akram
  • Tara Emad as Mermed
  • Amgad Elsharqawy as Joy
  • Maha Abou Ouf as Mother of Farida

Marketing

The official trailer of the film was unveiled by the film director on 10 June 2019 and it crossed 15 million views within the 24 hours.[4]

See also

References

  1. "The Blue Elephant 2". Prime Cinemas. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. "Rotana & Synergy Films Presents The Blue Elephant 2". mad.film. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. "The Blue Elephant 2 becomes the highest earning Egyptian film raking LE100 million". egyptindependent.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  4. "The Blue Elephant 2 trailer garners 15 million views". egyptindependent.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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